The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) shared today an insightful article for the telecommunications industry in all its social, economic and political dimensions. Their findings on the impact of the global-scale social distancing (due to COVID-19) on our telecommunications networks trigger important public policy debates on topics such as net neutrality, spectrum management and question regardingContinue reading “COVID-19 on Telecommunications”
Category Archives: Infrastructure
2019 Economic Outlook Brazil: Infrastructure and Reforms
On February 4th, the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro delivered the yearly Message to National Congress, in its opening ceremony for the 2019 legislative year. This article is based solely on the official document, which is divided in five main chapters: Economy, Infrastructure, Society, Strategic Issues, and Public Administration. It covers highlights related to macroeconomic reformsContinue reading “2019 Economic Outlook Brazil: Infrastructure and Reforms”
Recently created government fund for secured infrastructure projects in Brazil
The other day a foreign investor who was looking into potential infrastructure projects in Brazil asked me whether the Brazilian Government makes use of Sovereign Guarantees, Bank Guarantees and/or SBLC’s to attract and secure foreign investors (ment). At least for infrastructure, I believe the most suitable instrument would be the Brazilian Law 12.712/2012, Art. 32, whichContinue reading “Recently created government fund for secured infrastructure projects in Brazil”