On July 26, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Brazil.
During the last decade, Brazil’s strong macroeconomic frameworks have contributed to preserve macroeconomic stability, support robust growth, and underpin sustained poverty reduction. The key pillars of Brazil’s macroeconomic frameworks have been the fiscal responsibility law, the [...]

SAO PAULO, August 26, 2013 – GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced it delivered an eighth new ATR72-600 to Brazil’s Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A. This leased aircraft came from GECAS’ existing order book with ATR.
Three of the new ATRs [...]

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, August 22, 2013. – Cisco today announced the opening of a Center of Innovation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Center of Innovation, or COI, will integrate Cisco’s portfolio with technology from local players to create solutions that meet the needs of the Brazilian market. The [...]

Toronto, Ontario, August 20, 2013 – Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”) (NYSE: BAM) (TSX: BAM.A) (Euronext: BAMA), announced today that it held the final close on Brookfield Timberlands Fund V L.P. (the “Fund”) with equity commitments totaling US$1 billion, creating a global fund that will invest in timberlands, primarily in the U.S., Brazil and Australia [...]

ESET®, the global leader in proactive digital protection with a record of 10 years consecutive VB100 awards for its award-winning ESET NOD32® technology, has updated its authentication IT security product and is taking advantage of native support of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, VMware Horizon View, and many other VPNs, making ESET Secure Authentication more attractive [...]

MINNEAPOLIS (August 19, 2013)– HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain management software, announced today that it has named Barrdega Sistemas its newest international associate for supply chain markets outside of the United States. Barrdega Sistemas is a full-service consulting and systems integration firm that designs, deploys and integrates end-to-end supply chain solutions. The [...]

“Some large segments of the industry, particularly avionics and oil and gas process-automation equipment, saw muscular double-digit gains, helping to drive up overall revenue.”
El Segundo, Calif. (Aug. 15, 2013)—The market for semiconductors used in industrial electronics applications relished a better-than-expected first quarter as macroeconomic headwinds turned out to be less severe than initially feared, according [...]

Taipei, Taiwan, Aug 14, 2013—Moxa, a leading provider of industrial networking and computing solutions, has been selected to provide TN-5516-8PoE EN 50155 compliant Ethernet switches and V2616 EN 50155 compliant embedded computers for use in onboard CCTV and onboard passenger information display in 11 of the world’s busiest airports and [...]

Adjusted EBIT of €802 million on track to reach full-year target; all continuing business areas with positive earnings contributions / 3rd-quarter adjusted EBIT significantly higher quarter-on-quarter at €332 million / Free cash flow before divestments significantly improved; positive in 3rd quarter and in first 9 months / Steel Americas: intensive negotiations continue / Order intake [...]

World leader in taxi payment and media takes part in historic effort to create new class of FHVs for city’s outer boroughs.
VeriFone Systems, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today announced that the company is the first to begin installing payment systems for the new class of for-hire vehicles (FHVs) established to increase service to upper Manhattan and [...]