In 2000 Brazil’s trade with China constituted 1 percent of its trade portfolio, a mere rounding error in the billions that make up international trade, an insignificant sliver compared to the country’s traditional trade routes to Europe and the USA… Read More ›
The Chinese push into Brazil and Latin America has expanded the continent’s resource base and injected competition into its commodity sector, as investors from China tend to be more willing to take on risky projects that others pass over. At… Read More ›
Chinese firms, mostly state owned enterprises (SOEs), have poured into Brazil, even taking into account the unreliability of FDI measures the figures are impressive (US $ 68 billion announced between 2007 – 2012) and largely reflect the trade relationship with… Read More ›
Trade between Brazil and China has expanded rapidly over the last decade, bilateral trade rose from US $ 6.5 billion in 2003 to US $ 83.5 billion in 2010, making China Brazil’s biggest trade partner (taking over from the US)…. Read More ›
If there is one thing which fascinates Emerging Market watchers, it is trying to predict which economies which will enjoy success in the future. Predicting these winners is critical when making decisions around investments… Read More ›
This year the Panama Canal should see the conclusion of a huge expansion programme costing $5.2 billion that will allow ships double the size of the current maximum to pass through the canal, ushering into the world a new wave… Read More ›
This new report entitled “The Economic Engagement Footprint of Rising Powers in sub-Saharan Africa: Trade, FDI and Aid Flows” published by the Institute of Development Studies sheds new light on the role of Rising Powers in Africa. While there has… Read More ›
The Presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva saw Brazil dramatically change its international profile, his charismatic leadership saw a transformation of the Brazilian economy from risky emerging market prospect, to a thriving modern economy. His foreign policy focused on… Read More ›
Yesterday I spoke with Alexander Jarvis of Blackbridge Cross Borders, the entrepreneur behind the KREOD pavilion to get some updates on the launch event next week on Wednesday 12 September. He confirmed that Sir Peter Heap KCMG would be speaking,… Read More ›
The last decade witnessed the radically reshaping of Brazilian foreign policy by President Lula. He toured Africa several times to meet with heads of state, opening new embassies across the continent, all the time lauding the historic Afro-Brazilian ties which… Read More ›
