Brazilian Central Bank publishes Fintech regulations

On April 24th, 2018, the Brazilian National Monetary Council (CMN) approved Resolutions 4.656 and 4.657, which regulate the performance of financial technology companies (known as Fintechs) operating in the credit market. According to Resolution 4.656/2018, Fintechs may operate within the following two frameworks: Direct Credit Society, or SCD (Sociedade de Crédito Direto), through which FintechsContinueContinue reading “Brazilian Central Bank publishes Fintech regulations”

2018 Economic Outlook Brazil: Foreign Policy

This is the third chapter of the series of posts on the “2018 Economic Outlook Brazil” that is based on the Presidential Message delivered to the Brazilian National Congress in February, 2018 by President Temer. The official document, in its entirety, advises on the key national policies divided into five central pillars: Economy, Infrastructure, Social, ForeignContinueContinue reading “2018 Economic Outlook Brazil: Foreign Policy”

2018 Economic Outlook Brazil: Structural Reforms

This is the second chapter of the series of posts on the “2018 Economic Outlook Brazil” that is based on the Presidential Message delivered to the Brazilian National Congress in February, 2018 by President Temer. The official document, in its entirety, advises on the key national policies divided into five central pillars: Economy, Infrastructure, Social, ForeignContinueContinue reading “2018 Economic Outlook Brazil: Structural Reforms”

Technical Trade Barriers Brazil: The case of organic imports

National regulation for organic production in Brazil was implemented on January 1st of 2011, demanding all imported organics to be certified according to the specifics of Brazilian norms. This new regulatory framework brought a particular condition of technical barriers to trade in the country, as it makes it unfeasible for foreign brands to locally certify their organic manufacturingContinueContinue reading “Technical Trade Barriers Brazil: The case of organic imports”

Advocacy strategy for the sustainable transition of high impact enterprises

Building a sustainable strategy sometimes demands complex action plans involving multidisciplinary and interdependent areas of any organization. Such approach may come at high planning and interwoven execution costs, which may represent the first barrier at the decision making process on transitioning from an ordinary twentieth century business to a sustainable twenty-first century enterprise. However, ifContinueContinue reading “Advocacy strategy for the sustainable transition of high impact enterprises”