Brazil

(June 26): A former agent of a US unit of Keppel Offshore & Marine, the world’s biggest builder of oil rigs, pleaded guilty in a scheme to pay bribes to Brazilian officials tied to the Petrobras scandal.

SINGAPORE (Mar 19): Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte has grown more optimistic about Brazil.

(Oct 9): With the final quarter of 2018 fast approaching, we look at the key events on the agenda for investors. As many northern hemisphere investors get their feet back under their desks after the summer break, we look at the key events and themes likel

SINGAPORE (May 31): The Trendlines Group is extending its collaboration network to Brazil, after subsidiary Trendlines Incubators Israel entered into a cooperation agreement with Goiânia-based Sirius Venture Capital e Participacoes Ltda.

SINGAPORE (Jan 5):  It was a blue Christmas for Keppel Corp.

SINGAPORE (Sept 11): Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz Ltda (EJA), the wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine), has secured hull carry over works (Hull COW) worth about US$145 million ($194.7 million) from Tupi BV.

SINGAPORE (April 4): CapitaLand’s wholly-owned serviced residences business unit, The Ascott Limited, is expanding into South America with franchise agreements for two Citadines-branded serviced residences in São Paulo, Brazil.

(March 27): Brazil’s under-fire meat industry received a major boost as China, Chile and Egypt began lifting restrictions on imports from the Latin American country.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON(MARCH 21): Expect more good news than bad when it comes to global growth this year, led by recoveries in several of Latin America’s largest economies, a pickup in the US, and continued robustness from China and India.

SYDNEY (MARCH 21): The discovery of a new surf spot allows a lucky board rider to commune with nature unfettered. Yet the inevitable influx of surfing hordes can also spur a burst of economic growth, according to new research.