The Chinese company, which generated revenues of $61.7 billion in 2023, launched its first model as a sedan 01/17/2024 Chinese company BYD’s assembly line in Hefei: the company had produced 6 million vehicles by last year — Foto: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images A visit to BYD’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China, often begins unconventionally. Just beyond […]
Shift to free market and incentives for specific segments, such as distributed generation, pose threats to payment capacity 01/17/2024 Luiz Eduardo Barata — Foto: Leo Pinheiro/Valor In Brazil, the total subsidies on electricity bills have doubled over the past five years. From 2018 to 2023, the annual cumulative amount surged from R$18.8 billion to R$37.4 […]
Smaller base, agriculture, investment, and public sector actions explain higher growth in these regions, study shows 01/17/2024 Angelo Ozelame — Foto: Divulgação The total wage bill of Brazilian households is expected to grow more in the North, Northeast, and Central-West regions than in the Southeast and South of the country in the coming years, according […]
KPMG Report: $111 billion awaits capital calls from global management companies, recovery likely postponed to 2025 01/16/2024 Daniel Malandrin — Foto: Rogerio Vieira/Valor In 2023, high-interest rates and macroeconomic uncertainties severely affected the venture capital sector, leading to a consecutive annual decline in Brazil’s startup investments. A survey commissioned by Valor and conducted by Sling […]
According to newspaper O Globo, an agreement between the two companies is being negotiated 01/16/2024 Leandro Pinto — Foto: Divulgação The possible acquisition of the Mantiqueira Group, one of the country’s largest egg producers, by JBS, as reported by daily newspaper O Globo, is a strategic move that aligns with JBS’s multi-protein strategy, according to […]
Total revenues, which include transfers, fell in the first 10 months of 2023 compared with the same period in 2022 01/16/2024 Renata dos Santos — Foto: Ricardo Ledo/Valor Even with the gain considered exceptional in 2021 and part of 2022, states’ revenue fell last year not only compared to the previous year but also to […]
Equal treatment for foreign companies in Brazil attracts interest from Asian businesspeople 01/15/2024 Thiago Vallandro Flores — Foto: Divulgação Over the past 15 years, Brazilian law firms, particularly those specializing in corporate and tax matters, have witnessed a growing interest from Chinese companies seeking to engage in business within the country. Legal experts in Brazil […]
National Supply Company estimates shipments of 98.45 million tonnes of grain 01/15/2024 The amount of biodiesel in diesel grew to 14% from 12% — Foto: Divulgação The drop in Brazil’s soybean production estimate, announced on Wednesday by the National Supply Company (Conab), due to climatic problems in the main producing states, is also expected to […]
Nearly half of major online stores offer discounts to customers who use the instant-payment system 01/15/2024 Gastão Mattos — Foto: Carol Carquejeiro/Valor From different discounts to free shipping, the benefits offered in e-commerce for customers who choose to pay with Pix are progressively increasing. In early January, nearly half (47%) of the country’s large online […]
Agreement ends legal disputes, sets out the amounts of the main past imbalances, but outstanding values remain open; next another round of negotiations will be required 01/12/2024 With the signing of the agreement, Arteris puts an end to multi-billion disputes with the São Paulo government — Foto: Julio Bittencourt With a delay of more than […]