Experts say country needs to devise a healthy business environment to attract capital 04/09/2024 Dario Durigan — Foto: Ana Paula Paiva/Valor Experts at the Rumos 2024 event, hosted by Valor at the Rosewood Hotel in São Paulo, said that for Brazil to achieve growth and improvement, it must focus on three key pillars: fiscal adjustment, […]
Firms are taking advantage of cheap debentures to pay off more expensive papers 04/08/2024 Matheus Licarião — Foto: Carol Carquejeiro/Valor Amid falling interest rates on debentures, Brazilian companies have been planning offerings aimed at paying off debts and repurchasing previous issues. About 40% of the issues of debentures registered in March aimed to manage liabilities, […]
Acceleration started in the second half of 2023; country becomes relevant customer for China 04/08/2024 Gabriela Faria — Foto: Gabriel Reis/Valor China accelerated exports of vehicles in the first quarter of the year and led the external supply of cars to Brazil. The Asian country, which is now the world’s largest producer of automobiles, accounted […]
Following provocations by the proprietor of the X platform, the justice has mandated an investigation into Mr. Musk’s involvement with digital militias 04/08/2024 Alexandre de Moraes — Foto: Gustavo Moreno/SCO/STF Justice Alexandre de Moraes from Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court has mandated an investigation into the actions of businessman Elon Musk, the proprietor of the X […]
Survey of 394 non-financial companies shows growth in revenue and profit in last quarter of last year 04/08/2024 Aline Cardoso — Foto: Carol Carquejeiro/Valor Brazilian publicly traded companies had a strong performance in the fourth quarter of 2023, with both profit and revenue growth compared to the previous year and the third quarter. This achievement […]
In diesel, the difference is 13%; fuel adjustments remain a challenge for Petrobras’s top management 04/08/2024 Bráulio Borges — Foto: Ana Paula Paiva/Valor Amid discussions about Petrobras’s leadership, adjusting fuel prices remains a challenge for the state-owned company’s top management. The recent increase in oil prices has intensified pressure for an adjustment in gasoline and […]
Junior oils negotiate merger to strengthen themselves in the Brazilian market 04/05/2024 Seacrest’s sale process comes at a time of significant activity in the market — Foto: Seacrest Petróleo/Divulgação Seacrest is looking for a buyer amid a strong wave of consolidation of independent oil companies in Brazil, Valor found. The company, which went public last […]
New technology promises better experience for viewers 04/05/2024 Juscelino Filho — Foto: Divulgação/Isac Nóbrega/MCom The minister of Communications, Juscelino Filho, advocated on Wednesday (3) for the offering of credit to encourage the development and implementation of TV 3.0 in Brazil. “We have meetings scheduled with development banks to study this possibility,” the minister said, at […]
Spending projection was raised by R$5.6bn but experts see a higher increase 04/04/2024 Felipe Salto — Foto: Ana Paula Paiva/Valor The federal government’s estimated spending of R$914.2 billion on social security benefits this year is still underestimated, even after a recent increase of R$5.6 billion, projections from experts in public accounts, consulting firms, brokerages, and […]
Uncertainties over fiscal issues and rate hikes in the U.S. lead the market to price more risk; the nominal curve has a similar movement 04/04/2024 Luciano Telo — Foto: Rogerio Vieira/Valor In an environment still harboring uncertainties regarding public accounts and worsening external conditions, in the face of a new hike in long-term interest rates […]