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In order to understand the context, the problem and the complexity of developing innovative new business, Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV DIREITO RIO) is launching the National Course of New and Innovative Businesses with Entrepreneurial Growth in Brazil, aimed at undergraduates or master degree students at FGV's Schools and other higher...
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FGV Projetos has conducted, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas (Fipe), a survey that outlines the profiles of World Cup fans and what they think about Brazil.The study indicated that the country welcomed 203 nationalities of tourists during the event. The majority (61%) has never been to...
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FGV/EPGE - Graduate School of Economics will welcome next Monday, July 21, President of the European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso, who will give a lecture on Europe and Brazil in the Current International Context.Durão Barroso will analyze the current Brazilian economic scenario - characterized by low growth - in the light of the...
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Yesterday, July 15, during the 6th Summit of the BRICs countries, held in Fortaleza - Ceará, the presidents of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - countries that make up the bloc - signed an agreement to create the New Development Bank (NBD), which aims to fund infrastructure and sustainable development projects of member countries...
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FGV Press has just released two new titles in the Series Foreign Trade and International Business, part of FGV Management Publications. They join the other works that address key rules and strategies of the global market.The book Gestão de Contratos Internacionais?(International Contracts Management) provides readers with an overview of the...
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On July 8, the professor of the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (FGV/EBAPE), Paulo Figueiredo, gave an interview to the newspaper Folha Dirigida. In the article ?Inovar para formar capital humano? (Innovation for human capital formation), he spoke about the importance of innovation to the technological and industrial...
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The Brazilian Economy magazine, developed by the Brazilian Institute of Economics of Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV/IBRE), has just undergone a graphical change. The objective is to adapt - graphical and editorially - the publication to the recent demands of the public and make it easier to read.The new layout brings a modern and lighter look...
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The São Paulo Law School researcher (FGV DIREITO SP), Arthur Giannattasio, participated on Friday, July 11, in the International Conference Environment and Culture - La Tutela Giuridica della Diversità BioCulturale in Rome, Italy. The event was organized by the Università La Sapienza together with Università UNITELMA and Instituto Diritto...
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Between June and July, FGV's International Affairs Division (DINT) participated in two major academic events in the African continent: the Annual Conference of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) and the Annual Conference of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA).At the IIAS...
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The Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (FGV/EBAPE) will resume, from July 23, the Graduate Seminars program - meetings in which guest speakers present their research to masters and doctorate students of the School.The aim is to promote high-level discussion of ongoing research in Management and related areas. Overall, nine...
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The specialist from the Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV/IBRE), André Braz, notes that, following the logic of inflation, the typical foods of July festivities became, on average, 10.10% more expensive between July 2013 and June 2014. This average increase is not exactly the increase the consumer will perceive because this also depends on...
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The researcher of the Center for Technology and Society (STS) of Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV DIREITO RIO), Jhessica Reia, is currently participating (July 8-12) in the International Congress Underground Music Scenes and DIY Cultures at the University of Porto, in Portugal. The event gathers more than 160 researchers from 30 countries to...
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On July 16, São Paulo Law School (FGV DIREITO SP) will hold, at Koç University, the First Academic Conference of the Law Schools Global League in Istanbul, Turkey. The meeting will bring together researchers and professors of the schools that make up the LSGL.Digital democracy, human rights and infrastructure projects, the fight against...
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The Leading Indicator of Employment (IAEmp) of the Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV/IBRE) retreated 4.5% in June 2014 in comparison to the previous month, to 75.7 points, considering data free of seasonal influences. After the fourth consecutive decline, the index reached the lowest level since May 2009 (73.0 points). The result indicates...
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Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV Direito Rio) issued an announcement for the fourth edition of the Law course for journalists. The goal is to qualify media professionals in legal issues, presenting the main concepts and ideas of the area.This year, the program includes the participation of the School's director, Joaquim Falcão, member of the...
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A Professor at the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (FGV/EBAPE), Eduardo Andrade, was invited to become associate editor of the Journal of Consumer Research (JCR) - one of the four major international journals in the field of Marketing. It is the first time a professor of a Brazilian university takes over this task.His...
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The Consumer Price Index - Weekly (IPC-S), calculated by the Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV/IBRE), decreased in five of the seven Brazilian state capitals surveyed in the first week of July. The overall result is 0.05% less than the rate of the previous week (from 0.33% to 0.28%).By region, the IPC-S recorded a decrease in the change...
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On July 31, the Center for Studies in Regulation and Infrastructure of Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV/CERI), in partnership with Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV/DIREITO RIO), will conduct a seminar on Regulation, Infrastructure and the Future of the Country. The aim is to discuss the regulation of infrastructure sectors in Brazil, and identify how...
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The article ?Where is Brazil heading to in the management field??, by the professor of The Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (FGV/EBAPE) Alexandre Faria, was one of the highlights of the July 2nd edition of the Portuguese newspaper ?Público?. The text presents an analysis of the direction that emerging countries and major...
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The researcher in the area of Applied Economics of the Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV/IBRE), Lia Valls, made an analysis on the current situation in Argentina. According to her, although the neighboring country has already paid the amount due to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and restructured its debt with the Paris Club in May...


