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Sicredi: the credit institution behind Brazil’s commodity boom, by Leonardo Gottems
Timizzer.com - More than a hundred years before it got international recognition through a partnership with Rabobank, the credit union which became Sicredi was starting by the hands of Theodor Amstad in 1902 in Nova Petropolis, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The founder was a Swiss Jesuit who came from England in 1883 and was trying to spread a cooperative throughout German colonies in Brazil.
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Read MoreTimizzer Latin America Investment and Market News Weekly 30/05/2012, by Leonardo Gottems
Timizzer.com - Repsol Sinopec Brasil announced new pre-salt oil discoveries at the Campos bay in Brazil. The recoverable volume is of about 1.2 billion barrels of oil and gas. According to Repsol Sinopec, the discovery is among the five biggest in the World. Analysts says that the new will move the focus from the Santos bay to Campos bay, where previouslyPetrobrás found oil. The Campos bay, on the other hand, currently accounts for 84 perent of the Brazilian oil production…
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Read MoreBITS: Market leaders on plans for Brazil and emerging markets, por Leonardo Gottems
Timizzer.com – Brazil is on the spotlight for IT companies like never before. During Business IT Exhibition and Conference South American (BITS), a South American version of Cebit held in Porto Alegre, many major companies announced a set of plans for Brazil and other emerging markets.
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that an arm of Microsoft Research will be located in Brazil. Microsoft Research invests annually US$ 9 billion. One of the projects in the South American country is to install startups in stadiums for the 2014 World Cup. A partnership would be established with the construction consultancy Amsterdam Arena…
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