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Brazil IT for sale: we want your views

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Is it essential for a nation to build its own cars, or toys, or ships? Do indigenous companies have an advantage over the competition when it comes to retaining innovation within the same country, or is this attitude just nationalistic flag-waving?

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Brazil IT takeover gathers pace

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Mark Hillary

The leading Spanish technology firm, Indra, recently announced that they will be acquiring one hundred per cent of shares in Politec, one of the leading Brazilian IT service firms. The small print is available from the Indra website here – … Continue reading →

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Brazil leads the way for entrepreneurs

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Mark Hillary

A friend of mine runs a company in Spain. Like me, he is a Brit living overseas and he just managed to incorporate his company there after six months of wrangling with various forms of bureaucracy.

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Brazil economy achieves highest growth in 25 years

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Mark Hillary

GDP figures for 2010 show Brazil has achieved the highest economic growth in 25 years and could place the country among the world’s top five economies. 

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