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OGX – punished for its bullishness
Eike Batista’s oil explorer may look for a quieter path, having suffered for the manner in which it presented its estimated reserves.
Infrastructure
Public transport – ready to take the strain?
Our survey finds that residents of Brazil’s biggest cities want better services, but still prioritise lower prices.
Deal analysis: Accor, Lopes, Abril, Temasek
A round-up of M&A transactions, including property and media.
Reforms seek to ease transport investments
Why urban transport has fallen short, and how new financing and other changes should help.
Curitiba’s focus will be on fine-tuning
The pioneering city, where residents are relatively content with services, is investing R$465m ($228m) in transport upgrades.
World Cup update – project backers have no crystal ball
Anti-corruption investigations in Brasília, São Paulo and Manaus have delayed tournament-linked projects, while Cuiabá's monorail faces a funding shortfall.
Finance
Directors’ pay rises set to slow in 2012
Listed companies have pencilled in a smaller rise in directors’ pay and bonuses this year.
Bulls and Bears
Taking on the consensus
How some forecasters are questioning market’s predominant caution.
Agenda: Brookfield shopping malls face closure
Meanwhile, upcoming data on credit and unemployment could moderate the negative macro mood.
Best of local comment
Debating the downturn
Local commentators analyse the factors weighing down 2Q12 performance.
Freeing up petrol prices
Local commentators give a half-measure a damp welcome.
No B in Bric?
Brazil’s unexpected economic slowdown has increased the vociferousness of the country’s free-market critics.
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23 May 2013
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