Brazil

CFW believes the long-awaited merger of two of Latin America's biggest airlines - Chile's Lan and Brazil's Tam - is set to be completed in the coming weeks, with both companies putting... 2012-04-20

CFW View:Pharmaceutical companies in Latin America are seeking regional expansion to increase their competitiveness in the region, with government support of local industry accelerating... 2012-04-12

CFW View: The emerging pharmaceutical market of Brazil offers drugmakers better revenue growth prospects than the mature pharmaceutical markets of the US, Europe and Japan - pushed... 2012-04-11

Brazil's debt capital market (dcm) has been a hive of activity so far this year. The market is proving to be red hot in the 2012 y-t-d, with Brazilian issuers having priced a y-t-d... 2012-03-13

CFW View: The wave of mergers and acquisitions among Brazil's pharmacies has changed the configuration of the sector. Pharmaceutical companies will face increasing pressure from large... 2012-03-07

CFW View: Multinational pharmaceutical companies have increased their long-term investments in Brazil to capitalise on the most attractive market growth in Latin America. This collaborative... 2012-02-20

The BRIC nations of Brazil, Russia, India and China are far from immune to the global macroeconomic headwinds which have been blowing strong for the last few months.

According to reports in Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S.Paulo, US food firm General Mills has signed a deal to acquire Brazil-based Yoki in a deal worth BRL2bn. The firm produces... 2012-02-14

Whilst European banks are frantically selling off assets; banks in other parts of the world seem less effected by economic woes.

CFW View: The eagerly awaited auction for the concession of three international airports saw an average premium of 347% on the minimum bid price. Whilst the outcome serves as a display... 2012-02-06