Brazilian exports grew 34% year over year in value in 2021, more than offsetting the 5% loss reported in the previous year. The growth led to a record shipment of $280.6 billion last year, but had uneven distribution by destinations. The increase in shipments was almost all directed to China, which grabbed a larger share […]
Until the beginning of October last year, Itaú was forbidden by the Central Bank of Brazil to make new acquisitions in the investment segment, due to its agreement with asset management firm XP. Once the separation between the two companies was concluded, this interdiction no longer existed and Itaú unveiled Thursday the purchase of Ideal, […]
Brazilian companies raised R$596bn in domestic capital market in 2021, an all-time high The Brazilian capital market had a landmark year. Companies in the country raised R$596 billion in 2021 considering equity, bonds and hybrid instruments, up 60% year over year and the highest amount since records began, said Anbima, the association of securities firms. […]
The Brazilian government will use an arsenal to apply unilateral retaliation against countries that were convicted of illegal measures on Brazilian exports, but use tricks to maintain restrictions, Valor has learned. A provisional measure already approved in ministerial meetings, and currently in the Chief of Staff Office, authorizes the federal government to retaliate proportionally and […]
The rise in interest rates, the increase in logistics costs and the need for companies to recover some profitability have led Brazilian online marketplaces to raise prices. On such e-commerce platforms, product or service information is provided by multiple third parties, and they charge for the services they offer. They have already reported there was […]
The COVID-19 pandemic, the increase in the global price of commodities (primary goods with international price quotation) and the water crisis were the main reasons that justify the failure to meet the inflation target in 2021, the president of the Central Bank Roberto Campos Neto said. Due to a legal order, he sent this Tuesday […]
Given the increase in demand for cloud services and the expected improvement of the structure of Chinese providers in Brazil, companies specializing in building large data centers in the country, such as Ascenty, Equinix, Odata, Scala, say that 2021 was a year of high demand and 2022 will be no different. Besides the increase in […]
The drought in the South of Brazil, which has caused losses in crops in Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, made the National Supply Company (Conab) on Tuesday to reduce its estimate for harvest of grains and fibers in 2021/22, to 284.39 million tonnes. Last month, when forecasts were positive, they were at 291.07 million […]
After two years of pandemic, ocean freights remain at record levels in Brazil. On the one hand, the industry believes that prices in the short-term market have peaked and are unlikely to rise further. On the other hand, the persistence of the pandemic still generates a lot of uncertainty and makes forecasts difficult. In Brazil, […]