Bruno Serra — Foto: Carol Carquejeiro/Valor The speech of the Central Bank’s monetary policy director, Bruno Serra Fernandes, in an event held by Goldman Sachs on Monday morning greatly reduces the chances of Brazil’s benchmark interest rate Selic being raised beyond 13.25% per year. He classified the extension of the cycle of interest rate hikes […]
The acquisition made by CSN Cimentos of the assets of LafargeHolcim in Brazil for more than $1 billion may face questioning in the analysis of the operation by the antitrust regulator CADE, not scheduled yet. It may be postponed to the second half, according to sources consulted by Valor, and may be subject to some […]
Viewed in the past as a niche source, biogas is already starting to find a relevant space in the power mix, either as generation or fuel. A significant step was taken this month with the partnership formed between the Brazilian Association of Piped Gas Distributors (Abegás) and the Brazilian Biogas Association (ABiogás). The two associations […]