Highest Industry Sales Ever in Paraná
Paraná’s industry sold 5.8% more in 2011 than in 2010. The results reveal that 2011 marks the year of highest sales for industry in Paraná since historical records were kept in 1986 by the Federation of Industries of Paraná (FIEP). Furthermore, 2011 marked the third year of consecutive growth. The sectors that contributed most to the outstanding More...
Everything Shouldn’t End in Pizza
There is a Brazilian expression that translates as, “Everything ends in pizza.” It’s used to describe political debates that go on forever and never accomplish anything. It’s a saying that articulates More...
Mayor Announces Volvo’s Hybrid Bus Investment of R$200 million
Mayor Luciano Ducci and Global Volvo President, Hakan Karlsson, announced on Monday (June 13) in Gothenburg, Sweden, that Volvo will invest R$200 million (US$125 million) in Curitiba. In addition to increased production, More...
Say Hello to an Old Enemy: Inflation
By Paulo Kubis Inflation talks are back. The fears of inflation have returned. After the 2008 crisis, economies everywhere received a boost. The economic growth experienced around the world since then has come through More...
Shop Until You Drop
By B. Michael Rubin Brazilians who travel to the US always return with multiple suitcases full of American products. Sometimes, they become addicted to the inexpensive shopping in the US, everything from cosmetics More...
What to Learn from Your 2011 Income Tax Declaration
By Carlos Eduardo de Athayde Guimaraes For those who do not already have a basic tool for personal financial planning, here’s a tip: Now that you’ve done your income tax return and the government already More...
Inflation is Back!?
By Carlos Eduardo de Athayde Guimarães For those who remember the 1980s, it wasn’t just about wacky colored hairdos, checkered clothes and ”new wave”. Inflation in Brazil was through More...
2011 – The Year Of The Rabbit
By Paulo Kubis 2011 is the year of the Rabbit in the lunar Chinese calendar. According to their traditions, this year is expected to bring us relief from a harsh 2010. Since China is now one of the great powers More...
Trade Wars?
By Paulo Kubis Among economists around the world it is frequently discussed that a trade war may be in sight. The truth is that the United States (US) dollar has lost value for a while, mainly due to pressures More...
The 13th Month’s Paycheck
By Carlos Eduardo de Athayde Guimarães In Brazil, the Christmas bonus, popularly known as the 13th Paycheck, was established by Law 4090 on 7/13/1962, and ratified by Decree 57,155 on 03/11/1965 with subsequent More...