The combination of high interest rates and income-eroding inflation means a very favorable environment for nonperforming loans, both from individuals and companies. The figures do not confirm a substantial advance for now, which can be explained by the efforts by banks to renegotiate with their clients and give them more time or even a grace […]
Engineering companies — which used to dominate highway concessions in Brazil — have regained strength, but now with a new profile: by the association of medium-sized construction companies. This type of consortium has become usual in auctions in the sector, especially in state ones. Of eight state tenders since 2019, five were won by consortiums […]
After the record of Brazil-United States bilateral trade in 2021, the expectation of the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham Brasil) was for lower growth in 2022, but the surprisingly positive data from the first quarter affirmed the view that, despite the uncertainties, new records can be achieved this year. Between January and March 2022, the […]