China accounted for 49% of shipments, Ibá industry association’s study reveals 03/11/2024 Paulo Hartung — Foto: Gladstone Campos/Divulgação The largest pulp exporter in the world, Brazil continues to post record highs in the planted forest sector. Last year, the country exported 18 million tonnes, considering all types of raw material, with almost half, or 49%, […]
Government signals of extra dividends and spending pressures challenge domestic sentiment 11/03/2024 Fernando Siqueira — Foto: Celso Doni/Valor The calm that has prevailed in domestic markets in recent months has given way to a deterioration in risk perceptions. The absence of extraordinary dividends from Petrobras, President Lula’s request for more credit from state-owned banks, and […]
By Alberto Murray Neto
Surging interest rates combined with a decline in agricultural commodity prices have prompted an increasing number of sector companies to seek renegotiations with creditors 03/08/2024 Douglas Bassi — Foto: Fernando Martinho/Valor Agribusiness, heavily leveraged, has emerged as a key player in the country’s debt restructuring processes, with numerous producers facing the dual challenges of high […]
Company announces ordinary dividends of R$14.2bn, posts net earnings of R$124.6bn for 2023 03/08/2024 Jean Paul Prates — Foto: Leo Pinheiro/Valor State-owned company Petrobras confirmed on Thursday night (7) what investors have been fearing and said it will not pay extraordinary dividends for the fourth quarter of 2023. The company announced the distribution of ordinary […]
Social Communication Minister Paulo Pimenta spoke about Genial/Quaest poll; 35% rated government positively and 34% negatively 03/07/2024 President Lula — Foto: Cristiano Mariz/Agência O Globo Social Communication Minister Paulo Pimenta acknowledged on Wednesday that President Lula’s drop in popularity in the Genial/Quaest poll released on Wednesday (6) is related to his comments on the war […]
For a while, it looked like carmakers were about to give up production in the country 03/07/2024 Stellantis’s unit in Goiana: carmaker announced an investment of R$30 billion in Brazil over the next five years — Foto: Divulgação For a while, it seemed as if carmakers were on the verge of abandoning production in Brazil. […]
Carmaker bets on hybrid models to make electrification accessible to the middle class 03/07/2024 Carlos Tavares — Foto: Wenderson Araujo/Valor Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares concluded that offering only fully electric cars worldwide would make the industry lose most of its customers, who are in the middle class. Therefore, while sticking to decarbonization goals, he has […]
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By the end of the first two months, purchases had reached only 20% of what was expected, half of what was sold in previous years 03/06/2024 Marcelo Altieri — Foto: Divulgação Fertilizer sales in Brazil have never been so slow, according to companies in the sector, reflecting farmers fearful of crop failures and climatic problems. […]