Tag Archives: Brazil

Libra out of balance – International oil companies indifferent to Brazilian pre-salt oil

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker

Cornelius Fleischhaker on recent offshore oil auctions in Brazil

Posted in Brazil | Tagged Brazil, China, commodities, oil, petrobras, pre-salt | 1 Comment

The Other Side of the Eike Batista Case

Posted on August 8, 2013 by theoakahn

Theodore Kahn responds to articles from James Stranko and the Financial Times

Posted in Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged Batista defense, Brazil, brazil economy, brazil magnates, eike, Eike Batista financial times | 6 Comments

The End of an Era: Why the commodity super cycle is probably over…

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Commodity boom, Commodity prices in Latin America, Commodity super cycle, Latin American commodities, Peru, Venezuela | 5 Comments

The Gringo’s Guide to Demonstrations in Brazil

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Brazilian economic analyst Carlos Góes offers context on the protests that have grabbed global headlines and imagination

Posted in Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, Brazil protests, brazil world cup protest, context for protest, violence in brazil protest, why is brazil protesting | 24 Comments

Maduro, Dilma and the Future of Mercosur

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Latin American trade and investment analyst Theodore Kahn on the future of Mercosur

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, Brazil Argentina trade, Brazil mercosur, Brazil Venezuela trade, Dilma and Maduro, Mercosur, Venezuela, Venezuela and Brazil, Venezuela mercosur | 5 Comments

The Sick Man of the Amazon – The Debate Over Brazil

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker

The Brazilian economy, not so long ago the darling of emerging market enthusiasts, grew less than one percent last year. There are plenty of stories out there as to why; none of them is convincing.

Posted in Brazil | Tagged Brazil, downturn, Economics, Inflation, Interest Rates, Investment, Investors, Nomura, why Brazilian economy is slow | 4 Comments

BRIC by BRIC: Building an Alternative to the Washington Grid

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Samuel George

Posted in Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, BRIC analysis, BRICS Summit, China, IMF, India, Jim Yong King, Russia, World Bank, World Bank response to BRICS | Leave a comment

As goes Eike Batista so goes Brazil?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker

Two Brazilians had a particularly bad year 2012. One is Eike Batista, Brazil’s richest man and the World’s 7th according to Forbes, the other is Brazil’s Minister of Finance Guido Mantega.