Richard Mann
Richard Mann is a German native and has worked as a freelance journalist for many years. He travels all over Brazil and is mainly interested in business, art, and culture and also likes to write articles about spiritual topics and unusual events.
Brazil nominates former Central Bank President Ilan Goldfajn for IDB President
The Brazilian government nominated today the economist and former president of the country's Central Bank, Ilan Goldfajn, for the presidency of the Inter-American Development...
Brazil triples current account deficit in first nine months of the year
Brazil recorded a deficit of US$ 29.583 billion in its current account in the first nine months. This figure almost triples the result of...
Brazil’s Ibovespa falls more than 3% as politics intensify sell-off after series of highs
The Ibovespa fell more than 3% by 2 pm Monday, with Petrobras and Banco do Brasil among the biggest losers after Sunday's events heightened...
Brazil’s external balance with largest deficit in 8 years in September, but foreign direct investment saves the day
Brazil's foreign accounts showed a deficit of US$5.7 billion in September, the largest negative balance in that month in 8 years.
The Central Bank (BC)...
Argentina’s agro-industrial exports reach a record value
Argentina's agro-industrial exports - including exports of primary products and finished goods of agricultural origin - reached a record US$39.549 billion between January and...
22% of Brazil’s large cities have a digital transformation strategy
Brazilian municipalities are pursuing digital transformation, with 22 percent of large cities with a strategy in place and 61 percent with a plan in...
Wall Street sees positive scenario for Brazil, right-leaning Congress is “key”
Wall Street bankers see Brazil without any significant disruption ahead, regardless of who wins in the polls in the second round: former president Luiz...
Petrobras reaches highest stock market value in history thanks to Bolsonaro’s electoral surge
Just one week before the election of Brazil's next president, the stock market value of the country's largest company, Petrobras, reached a record high...
Brazilian growers gain space in soybean market due to U.S. drought
Brazil is taking part in the sales of soybeans from the United States, which has lost competitiveness in the global market due to the...
Number of indebted Brazilians breaks record and approaches 64 million adults
Four out of every ten Brazilian adults are in debt, a proportion equivalent to a record 63.71 million people in the country, according to...
Brazil has the second lowest minimum wage among 31 countries, says OECD
Brazil has the second lowest minimum wage in a list of 31 countries made by the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), ahead...
Brazilian mineral exports totaled US$11.62 billion in the third quarter
Brazilian mineral exports totaled US$11.62 billion in the third quarter of this year, which indicates a retraction of 36.8% in relation to the same...
Brazilian developers propose alternative to electronic ballot box and win hacking contest
Devcon, a conference for developers of Ethereum, the world's second-largest blockchain, took place Oct. 11-14.
The event in Colombia included a series of challenges to...
The currency of left-wing Colombia continues to fall unchecked
Since the left took power in Colombia for the first time in history with Gustavo Petro as president, the Colombian peso has been unable...