Brazil’s Emerging Economy Equals Big Shift
Brazil has recently been showing distinct and overt signs of growth. The South American country now hosts an economy that has overtaken the UK as the sixth largest in the world. With a population of 200 million, Brazil is proving to be a major power player, especially given its close connection to fellow up and comer China, with both countries …
Read MoreBrazilian President Promises More Income and Jobs in 2012
President Dilma Rousseff has said recently that Brazilians can expect a 2012 with more income, jobs, opportunities and growth for the country. “We’ll have to work hard, but the year began with good news: the increase of the minimum wage,” said Rousseff in her usual Monday radio program with the President, in which she talked about a series of economic …
Read MoreProperty assessments in Nova Scotia likely to rise
Property assessments in Nova Scotia likely to rise Nova Scotians should brace themselves for a jump in their property’s valuations when they see their assessments this week, says the past president of the Halifax Regional Homeowners Association. Owen Carrigan, a former executive with the now-dormant group, said Sunday he expects those numbers will follow the steady climb of years past. …
Read MoreRio de Janeiro air traffic up 20% in 2011
Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão International Airport hit a record 2011, handling almost 15 million passengers. Last week saw the arrival of the first Emirates flight from Dubai, which then continued on to Buenos Aires in Argentina. Around 25% of the airport’s traffic is on international services. In just eight years, passenger numbers at the airport have more than trebled from …
Read MoreBank foresees two-speed Canadian economy in 2012
The Canadian economy will run at two very different speeds this year, as a new bank report foresees stronger growth in the Prairies but harder times in Ontario and Quebec. Wednesday’s provincial economic update by TD Economics concludes that growth will be stronger than previously expected in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia, but slower in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia. …
Read MoreBrazil’s economy storms into 2012
Brazil’s economy storms into 2012 Brazil’s economic future appears to be as impressive as the view from Francisco Itzaina’s high-rise office in downtown Rio de Janeiro. With cargo ships, ferries and cruise liners plying their trade on the sea, and other skyscrapers rising in the foreground, it is a picturesque sight. The giant scale of everything is also indicative of …
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