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20 June 2012 at 13 : 19 PM
Economic nationalism: the way to go for Brazil?
The Brazilian government's measures such as the recent temporary tax breaks for car manufacturers and home appliances to maintain economic growth may signal the start of a new form of economic policy, according to specialists. Brazil’s upbeat economic performance slowed in the first quarter of this year, with GDP falling 0.35% in March, after activity ...
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18 April 2012 at 14 : 52 PM
London 2012: One Hundred Days To Go
It is exactly one hundred days until the opening ceremony of the London Olympic games when, under Danny Boyle's direction, thousands of British volunteers will show the world that the UK can match anything China did four years ago. Well maybe the budget for fireworks will be less than China managed, but at least we won't stoop to lip-syncing children ...
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21 November 2011 at 18 : 11 PM
Rhodia IT boss on handling a merger
It’s all change at specialty chemicals firm Rhodia. The French company has been acquired by Belgium-based firm Solvay earlier this year and IT is an important aspect of the merger, so IT Decisions caught up with Rhodia’s infrastructure and strategy director Fernando Birman about the plans for technology for both firms in the next few months. ...
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2 November 2011 at 12 : 50 PM
Brazil economy set to overtake UK in 2011
As the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) arrives in São Paulo for their conference on the future of the Brazilian economy this week, they have just released new research indicating that Brazil is about to replace the UK as the world's sixth largest economy. ...
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30 September 2011 at 11 : 12 AM
Brazil: where else would you rather be?
This is not strictly about IT, but there was a delightful column by Tyler Brûlé in the Financial Times last weekend where he outlined all the reasons why people sick of the economic gloom in Europe and the USA should come to Brazil. ...
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28 September 2011 at 15 : 05 PM
Education in Brazil – it no longer works
The popular Brazilian news magazine Veja has a striking front cover this week featuring a business executive with steam bursting from his ears above the headline 'Não dá mais' - it no longer works. ...
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21 September 2011 at 11 : 05 AM
Brazil tells Europe ‘sort out your economy’
For the past few years, the IT Decisions team has been telling everyone who would listen that the technology industry in Brazil is an exciting place to be - we moved from Europe to be a part of this industry. ...
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17 August 2011 at 05 : 30 AM
IT’s Brazil: the technology skills gap
The Brazilian IT market has gone from strength to strength in the last few years. The sector is forecast to grow more than 10% in 2011, with revenues exceeding $182bn by year-end, up from $165.5bn generated in 2010, according to IT trade body Brasscom. However, does Brazil have enough people to cater for current and future demand? In the second ...
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11 August 2011 at 19 : 24 PM
It’s time to reconsider Brazil for contact centers
The contact center industry in Brazil has become increasingly introspective over the past few years. The Brazilian economy continues to grow, unlike the malaise of the EU and US, and that means customer service centers are in demand. Global players like Teleperformance and Accenture are all here in Brazil, but only serving local customers and their end ...
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1 August 2011 at 12 : 12 PM
Brazil leads the way for entrepreneurs
A friend of mine runs a company in Spain. Like me, he is a Brit living overseas and he just managed to incorporate his company there after six months of wrangling with various forms of bureaucracy. ...
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