According to three sources familiar with the matter at hand, China’s Great Wall Motor has decided to re-allocate a portion of its $1-billion investment in India to Brazil following a year-long delay in winning government approvals. The development comes in the… Read More ›
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Berkshire Hathaway-backed Brazilian digital bank Nubank hires bankers for upcoming US IPO
According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, Brazilian digital bank Nubank, which has the backing of Berkshire Hathaway, has hired Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup to help lead its U.S. initial public offering. Earlier in June,… Read More ›
Rise in demand for US travel on vaccine tourism: LATAM Airlines Group
In a statement the LATAM Airlines Group said it sees an increase in demand from South Americans wanting to travel to the US to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. “The past few weeks we have seen an increase in that… Read More ›
Michel Doukeris to replace Carlos Brito as CEO: AN InBev
In a significant development, Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito is set to step down from the company in July; he will be replaced by the head of the company’s North America division. The development comes at a time when AB InBev,… Read More ›
Tariffs are “legitimate tool” for U.S. trade policy: USTR
In a statement U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, she plans on continuing to maintain threat of U.S. tariffs on goods from Britain, India, Austria, Spain, Italy and Turkey in retaliation to their digital services taxes. She went on to… Read More ›
China’s COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, has general efficacy of less than 60% in Brazil trials
According to two sources who have seen the lab results, China’s CoronaVac, its COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Sinovac Biotech, has a general efficacy of less than 60% in clinical trial in Brazil. Brazil’s Sao Paulo’s Butantan biomedical center, which has… Read More ›
Patria Investments Ltd expects IPO valuation between $1 billion to 1.6 billion
In a statement Brazilian asset manager Patria Investments Ltd said it is slated to reach a valuation of between $1 billion to $1.6 billion in its planned initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq. On December 30, Patria, which has $13… Read More ›
Brazilian Health Ministry signs non-binding letter-of-intent to buy COVID-19 vaccines from 5 companies
In a statement, Brazil’s health ministry said, it will be signing a non-binding letters of intent to buy coronavirus vaccines from four companies as well as from Russia’s sovereign wealth fund; these purchases will be subject to the approval of… Read More ›
Washington starts anti-dumping probe on aluminium foil from Armenia, Oman, Brazil, Turkey and Russia
In a statement, the U.S. Department of Commerce stated, it will commence investigation into the import of aluminum foil from countries incluing Armenia, Oman, Brazil, Turkey and Russia, for potential dumping or unfair subsidies. It went on to add, the… Read More ›
Beijing grants first COVID-19 vaccine patent to CanSino Biologics Inc
In a significant development, Chinese vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc has been approved by Beijing to produce its COVID-19 vaccine candidate Ad5-nCOV, said a report from the state media citing documents from the China’s intellectual property regulator. This is the… Read More ›