The disarticulation of the productive chains is imposing new challenges to companies, which are already looking for alternatives and changing strategies to maintain the production rhythm without compromising profit margins. The strong global demand for components, the war between Russia and Ukraine, the escalating international freight prices, the volatility of the exchange rate and commodities, […]
The engineering company Passarelli reached at the beginning of this year a backlog of R$4 billion, seven times more than 10 years ago, at the peak of the construction industry in Brazil. “Our goal is to consolidate ourselves as a strong contractor,” CEO Paulo Bittar said. The basic sanitation market, which accounts for 70% of […]
There is unanimous expectation that this week the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) will raise the Selic, Brazil’s benchmark interest rate, by 100 basis points, to 12.75%. However, if the decision itself gives signs of predictability, the communication to be adopted by the monetary authority has been widely discussed among market agents, as well […]