Tag: brazil
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Request for Expression of Interest for the Canadian Energy Storage Innovation Mission to Brazil
Request for Expression of Interest Global Affairs Canada (GAC), through the Consulate General of Canada in Rio de Janeiro and the National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) are pleased to bring this opportunity to your attention. Below is the full description of the Canadian Energy Storage Innovation Mission to Brazil 2017, which will…
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Long-term finance and BNDES tapering in Brazil
Otaviano Canuto & Matheus Cavallari One major policy issue in Brazil is how to boost productivity, while following a path of fiscal consolidation that will take at least a decade to bring the public-debt-to-GDP ratio back to 2000 levels (Canuto, 2016a). The productivity-boosting agenda includes not only the implementation of a full range of structural…
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The world’s most powerful economies in 2030
PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the world’s largest professional-services firms, just released its predictions for the most powerful economies in the world by 2030. The report, titled “The long view: how will the global economic order change by 2050?” ranked 32 countries by their projected global gross domestic product by purchasing power parity. PPP is used by…
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Retail is a tough business. In Brazil, it’s brutal. But Magazine Luiza is winning by digital innovation
Tight margins, lots of overhead, turbulent markets, and that’s just the start. In Brazil, retailers contend with extreme political and economic instability, tax and regulatory complexity, and the uniquely challenging logistical and operational hurdles owing to its immense size and challenging infrastructure in the country. Dozens of major national and international players do battle every…
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