The weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal has an article that discusses some of the reasons to invest in Brazilian banks now. The following are some of the key points from the article and also from Banco Central Do Brasil: Outstanding mortgages amount to just 3% of GDP compared to 18% in China and …
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Some investors have the misconception that Brazil is a commodity-based economy. However this is not true. Though natural resources form a major portion of the economy, the manufacturing sector is growing rapidly. The chart below shows the different types of products that are exported from the country: Click to Enlarge Manufactured goods such as planes, …
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Among the emerging market countries, power consumption in Brazil is projected to rise significantly in the next few years. The population of the country is expected to increase from 192 million to 204 million by 2013. Accordingly electric power consumption is forecast to rise by 10%. The government is also expanding the Luz Para Todos …
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ALL-America Latina Logistica S.A, the Brazil-based Latin America’s independent rail-based logistics operator, listed its ADR on the OTCQX market in Level 2 category with the ticker ALLAY. From the press release: “ALL is currently Latin America‘s largest independent rail-based logistics operator, offering a complete range of logistics services with domestic and international intermodal door-to-door transportation …
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The Brazilian equity and futures exchange in Sao Paulo is the 4th largest in the Americas and 13th largest in the world based on market capitalization. The main index of the Brazilian stock market is the Bovespa index. From Wikipedia: “The Bovespa Index (Portuguese: Ãndice Bovespa) is an index of about 50 stocks that are …