Brazil

Wednesday, November 9th 2011 - 07:02 UTC
Brazil's credit growth slowing to a “sustainable pace”, says Central bank

Brazil’s credit growth is slowing to a sustainable pace and sufficient to feed domestic demand, said on Tuesday Luiz Pereira, the central bank’s director of international affairs.
Wednesday, November 9th 2011 - 06:59 UTC
US consulates flooded with visa requests from Brazilian tourists: 90.000 in October

The US is struggling to keep up with surging demand for visas in Brazil and China, as the growing middle class in the world’s two biggest emerging markets flock to US shopping malls and tourist resorts.
Tuesday, November 8th 2011 - 08:41 UTC
Mujica says Argentina was not involved in the “tax haven” claim incident

Uruguay’s President, José Mujica said on Monday that Argentina had nothing to do with the comment made by France’s leader Nicolas Sarkozy indicating that Uruguay was a “tax haven.”
Tuesday, November 8th 2011 - 08:32 UTC
Argentina names trade expert as next ambassador in Brazil

Luis Maria Kreckler currently Argentina’s Foreign Ministry’s Trade and Economic Affairs secretary and who was also considered a strong candidate to be the Foreign Minister in the next presidential cabinet, was appointed as Argentina’s Ambassador to Brazil.
Tuesday, November 8th 2011 - 07:58 UTC
Rousseff warns about global unemployment; calls for plans to generate jobs

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff addressing the results of the G20 summit in Cannes, where Brazil was one of the countries represented said that job creation is a way to tackle economic crises.
Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:58 UTC
Rousseff could see another minister out: Labour accused of corruption

Advisers to Brazil’s Labor Minister Carlos Lupi demanded kickbacks from non-government organizations with government contracts, newsmagazine Veja reported Sunday, citing unnamed lawmakers and officials.
Friday, November 4th 2011 - 08:14 UTC
October car sales in Brazil drop 10% surprising dealers and the auto industry

Car sales in Brazil dropped 10% in October compared to the previous month according to the country’s dealers association, Fenabrave turning warning lights on for the global auto industry. This follows September’s decline that affected all of Brazilian industrial production.
Friday, November 4th 2011 - 08:11 UTC
Brazil must balance trade relation and avoid ‘anti-China feeling’

Brazil must balance its trade relation with China, (leading commercial partner) and not allow an anti-Chinese feeling among manufacturers to spoil relations with Beijing said economists in Sao Paulo.
Thursday, November 3rd 2011 - 08:17 UTC
BRICS ‘leaders scheduled to decide on common stance before the G20 summit'

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff said that solutions to European and global economic difficulties need to promote economic growth and employment. Ms Rousseff arrived Wednesday in France for the summit of G-20 leaders this week, but before will be meeting with peers from the BRICS group to work out a common stance.
Thursday, November 3rd 2011 - 01:44 UTC
Lula undergoes cancer treatment; calls Brazilians to support President Rousseff

Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, one of the most popular figures in Brazil vowed in a video posted on YouTube to beat his recently diagnosed throat cancer.