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Amid a backdrop of anaemic growth, lending in Latin America's largest banking market slowed last year. Loan expansion in Brazil was once again led by the country's large public…
Outlook for the banking sector.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB219806
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The outlook for private healthcare.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235625
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Private healthcare conglomerates are seeking growth in a country with the world’s largest public health system in terms of coverage. However, policies to facilitate expansion of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270893
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The agreement would open a market of USD1.7tn for Brazilian companies to compete for government procurement contracts internationally, but would also render them vulnerable to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266645
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Public investment in Brazilian infrastructure has declined in recent years, given the government’s fiscal constraints. President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration favours…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261957
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The government estimates that the reform will save 914.3 billion reais (231.3 billion dollars at the current exchange rate) over ten years. An additional 19.2 billion reais could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245653
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Brazil's deep recession is not reflected in the healthy results announced by its major banks, which represent one of the few positive elements of a beleaguered economy. Good…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208276
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The crisis induced by the COVID-19 epidemic and social distancing measures to contain it will leave deep scars on the Brazilian economy. Still struggling to recover the ground…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252481
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Prospects for frontier economies in 2018.