With China looking to redefine the global economy through its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, it is up to European governments to decide how they will maintain authority across their own continent

Highly regarded for its commitment to craftsmanship and design, golf trolley manufacturer TiCad continues to prove the worth of an expert’s know-how

This year’s Rio Olympics has the power to remind investors of Brazil’s potential and reunite the country in the wake of the Petrobras scandal, but it will provide little short-term assistance to its ailing economy

Rapid urbanisation has pressured leaders to rethink the ways in which cities are run – Elizabeth Matsangou explores what it takes for a metropolis to become sustainable amid a range of complex challenges

Banking with the best Global banking faces some of the biggest challenges it has ever known, but thanks to strong leadership, the industry looks more than capable of navigating the path to profit Global banking is in a period of transition. While it is not completely out of the woods yet – following the financial […]

Brazil’s richest man is relatively unknown outside of his home nation – for now. Elizabeth Matsangou takes a look at the fascinating career of Jorge Paulo Lemann, and how he has become a corporate takeover legend

Banking’s leading lights Global banking has stabilised over the last year, thanks largely to strong leadership from some of the world’s top bankers While nobody would describe the current global banking outlook as being close to the champagne-popping days of the mid-2000s, the last year has certainly seen the industry return to something resembling optimism. […]

Brazil was poised to join the world’s oil-rich nations, but now its beleaguered energy sector has fallen on hard times

Rio de Janeiro is getting a face lift, courtesy of investors attracted to the city by the World Cup and Olympic Games. Rita Lobo finds out that not all urban redevelopment is welcomed by the local population

“Watch, I’ll be the world’s richest” were the famous last words of Eike Batista. Two years later, his business ventures have taken a devastating turn for the worse

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Rio de Janeiro based Vale SA, the globe’s biggest iron ore producer, announced record Q1 net profits as revenue doubled due to higher sales of metals such as copper and nickel, the company said on Friday. According to analysts Vale was expected to post per-share profit of $1.11 on an adjusted basis, the average of 12 […]

Banco Espirito Santo Angola’s partnership with UNESCO is helping to promote sustainable development and support a host of education and economic initiatives

After its counter-cyclical policies successfully steered the country through the financial crisis, Brazil must now face up to the problem of inflationary inertia

Listening to Jose Carlos de Vasconcellos talk about Rio de Janeiro’s property market is like being transported back to the bubble days in the US or Europe. The 60-year-old, who came out of retirement to join Brazil’s swelling ranks of real estate brokers, is convinced that property in the beachside city is a one-way bet […]