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Brazil to Bail Out Citibank Posted by Rachel on Jun 23, 2009
At a press conference in Sao Paulo this week, Citibank CEO Vikram Pandit announced that the bank is putting its hopes on developing economies like Brazil to boost the company after billion dollar losses. After the credit crisis in the United States, Citibank hopes economies like Brazil’s will provide much needed growth. Brazil has the…
Podcast: Making a Business Phone Call Posted by Rachel on Nov 3, 2008
Today we’re going to learn how to make a business phone call in Portuguese. Click here to access the MP3. Boa tarde. Gostaria de falar com a Marta Ribeiro, por favor. Ela não está? Posso deixar um recado? Meu nome é Gilberto Barros e sou da empresa Rede Parede. Quero conversar com a Marta sobre…
Foreign Business in Brazil: New Series Posted by Rachel on Oct 15, 2008
This is the first of a new series about foreigners doing business in Brazil, since the economy has grown and diversified in the last few years. Today we’re going to look at James Crane-Baker, the founder and CEO of a start-up based in Rio de Janeiro. After working on Wall Street for ten years, James…