Five companies announce financing, planned funding, or strategic deals amid global race for critical minerals 11/25/2025 Western countries have deepened their engagement with companies developing Brazilian rare earth mining projects, a group of elements now central to tensions between the U.S. and China. At least five companies with projects in Goiás, Minas Gerais, and […]
Firms call shareholder meetings to approve payouts before new 10% levy 11/25/2025 Awaiting presidential approval from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Bill 1087 of 2025 has prompted publicly traded companies in Brazil to move quickly to adapt to the upcoming 10% tax on profits and dividends outlined in the legislation. In a […]
Belém summit could not deliver a roadmap to end fossil-fuel dependence, but its outcomes may shape climate politics for years 11/24/2025 Like the historic United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, which led to the adoption of three environmental conventions addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and desertification, COP30 will […]