09.09.10 Brazil Focus
September issue: Table of contents
Petrobras Offshore Platform
SPOTLIGHT
> Petrobras to make record share offering in quest for capitalisation
POLITICS & SECURITY
> Rousseff rises, Serra slumps
> Campaign momentum: Serra uses record of experience, while Rousseff
asserts
her own
> PMDB feels left out its candidate programme of government totally
disregarded
> Politics & society in brief: Census time again; Clean Records Law;
Toning down the programme; Clean Records Law; Toning down the programme;
Foreign
land ownership restrictions; Electoral code reviewed; Vying for attention
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
> Pre-salt financing: A giant loophole? Investments for pre-salt
> Local content versus innovation: Jobs, taxes, and competition; Shipyard
participation
> Events 1: Conferences; 14th Annual CAF Conference on the Americas; 6th
Biodiesel Congress; 2010 Brazil Economic Conference
> Petrobras clashes with ANP over local content requirements and valuation
of
oil barrels
> Oil & gas in brief: Spanish gas distribution; Giant find for OGX;
Urupabol meets; ANP 11th round; Natural gas investment; Maritime borders
> Petrobras news: Refinery location political; Platform safety worries;
Petrol price stays put; Argentinean high-handedness; Brazil wants Bolivian gas;
Australian sale
> Environmental issues: Alternative cars get boost; National contingency
plan; Slash-and-burn on the rise
> Other power issues: Sources of energy; Uranium enrichment
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
> Brazil's global weight surpassed that of Spain: Productivity is key;
Failing human capital; So why the growth?
> The bottleneck of infrastructure ahead only of Russia and Argentina
> Brazilian banks in Africa form a partnership
> China's presence in Brazil is strong and may reach investments of US$25
billion by end of year
> Economy in brief: Social security deficit; BNDES cap in hand? Primary
surplus targets; A legacy of debt; Crop bonanza
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
> Colombia–Venezuela: Upshot for Brazil; Dodging debts;
> International affairs in brief: Tread softly, but where's the stick?
Okaying Iranian sanctions; Brazilian exporters pinched; Mercosul meeting; El
Salvadorean connection; Inter-oceanic corridor; More Brazilian embassies;
Colombian
president visits
> International trade: APEX cuts promotion budget; Imports/exports;
Anti-dumping manoeuvres; BNDES mechanisms; Tariff exemption consequences; Vale
leads
exports