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- Economics
![Preliminary survey results signal improvement in industrial confidence in July]( "Preliminary survey results signal improvement in industrial confidence in July")
The preliminary July results of FGV’s Industrial Survey signal a 12.5-point rise in the Industry Confidence Index (ICI) in relation to June’s final number, to 90.1 points. If this result is confirmed, the index will have recouped 74% of the losses observed in March and April.
This increase in confidence is due to business people’s...
- Public Policy
![Online event discusses prospects for high school graduates in context of pandemic]( "Online event discusses prospects for high school graduates in context of pandemic")
On July 23, at 10 am, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Center for the Development of Public Management and Educational Policy (FGV DGPE), FGV High School and FGV In Company will hold a webinar called “Prospects for High School Graduates in the Pandemic’s Context.” The event, organized in partnership with the National Council of State Education...
- Economics
![Study diagnoses effects of COVID-19 crisis on creative economy]( "Study diagnoses effects of COVID-19 crisis on creative economy")
The creative economy was expecting 2020 to be a promising year, but in the first quarter, along with other sectors, it was hit hard by the shutdown of activities caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. In an attempt to understand the crisis’ effects on the sector’s activities, FGV Projetos, in partnership with the Brazilian Micro and Small...
- Public Policy
![Federal Accounting Court judge discusses governance’s role in strengthening quality of public services at webinar]( "Federal Accounting Court judge discusses governance’s role in strengthening quality of public services at webinar")
On July 22, from 7 pm to 8 pm, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ School of Public Policy and Government (FGV EPPG) will hold a free webinar to discuss how governance can strengthen the quality of public services. The speakers will be Federal Accounting Court judge Augusto Nardes; Edson Kondo, the dean of FGV EPPG; and FGV EPPG professor...
- Institutional
![Live MBAs: FGV launches new specialization course format with 100% live online classes]( "Live MBAs: FGV launches new specialization course format with 100% live online classes")
This month, Fundação Getulio Vargas has launched a new kind of MBA course. In addition to the standard online model featuring recorded classes, from now on, courses will also be offered in live format. The new Live MBA program consists of 100% live classes through web conferences and real-time interaction with professors...
- Economics
![Foreign Trade Indicator: China and agriculture sustain Brazilian exports, while imports fall in recession]( "Foreign Trade Indicator: China and agriculture sustain Brazilian exports, while imports fall in recession")
In June, Brazil recorded an all-time high trade surplus of US$7.5 billion. This result is explained by a sharp fall in imports (19.8% between June 2019 and June 2020) rather than an improvement in exports, which fell 2.7%. In the first half of this year, the surplus was US$22.3 billion, the lowest since 2016.
However,...
- Law
![Webinar debates financial rebalancing in power sector during pandemic]( "Webinar debates financial rebalancing in power sector during pandemic")
On July 21, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Rio de Janeiro Law School, through its Graduate Regulatory Law Program, will hold a webinar called “The Pandemic and Financial Rebalancing: the Case of the Power Sector.” This will be the fourth meeting in the series, which aims to debate issues related to public law during the ongoing pandemic. It...
- Energy
![FGV Energy and Brazilian Mining and Energy Ministry launch leaflet on onshore business environment]( "FGV Energy and Brazilian Mining and Energy Ministry launch leaflet on onshore business environment")
On July 20, FGV Energy and the Brazilian Mining and Energy Ministry will hold a webinar to launch the joint publication Doing Business in the Brazil Onshore Environment. The event will feature the mining and energy minister, Bento Albuquerque, and the president of Fundação Getulio Vargas, Professor Carlos Ivan Simonsen...
- Law
![Webinar talks about female election candidates’ rights, funding and campaigns]( "Webinar talks about female election candidates’ rights, funding and campaigns")
On July 21, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Rio de Janeiro Law School, through its Diversity Program, in partnership with the Rio de Janeiro State Electoral Prosecutor’s Office and the Rio de Janeiro More Women in Politics Forum, will hold a webinar called “2020 Elections: Rights, Funding and Campaigns.” The event...
- Public Policy
![Online event debates future of sanitation reform]( "Online event debates future of sanitation reform")
On July 21, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (FGV EPGE) will hold a webinar called “Next Steps After the Sanitation Reform’s Approval.” The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 6 pm.
The event will feature the Economy Ministry’s infrastructure development...
- Public Policy
![Specialists discuss market expectations for privatization of ports]( "Specialists discuss market expectations for privatization of ports")
Market expectations for the privatization of ports is the subject of a webinar that FGV Transport will hold on July 21. The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 2:30 pm. The speakers will be Fábio Abrahão (director of infrastructure, concessions and PPPs at the national development bank, BNDES), Patricia Lascosque...
- Economics
![GDP Monitor points to 0.7% growth in economic activity in May]( "GDP Monitor points to 0.7% growth in economic activity in May")
FGV’s GDP Monitor points to 0.7% growth in economic activity in May, compared to April, in seasonally adjusted terms. In the three months to May, activity contracted 10.5%, compared to the three months to February. Year-over-year, the economy shrank 13.3% in May and 9.4% in the three months to May.
“After two strong contractions in a row...
- Administration
![Webinar debates agility in organizations and minimum viable products]( "Webinar debates agility in organizations and minimum viable products")
On Friday, July 17, the Innovation and Markets Department at Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE) will hold a webinar called “Agility and Minimum Viable Products: Why, What and How.” The event will feature FGV IBRE researcher Raíra Marotta and learning and organizational agility facilitator Yoris Linhares, to...
- Law
![Online event looks at role of social security in context of pandemic]( "Online event looks at role of social security in context of pandemic")
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Sao Paulo Law School, through its Non-Degree Graduate Law Program (FGV Law), will hold a free webinar on July 21 about the role of social security in the context of the ongoing pandemic. The event will be broadcast live, from 4 pm to 5:30 pm.
The aim of social security is to protect citizens in situations of...
- Economics
![Fiscal adjustment is theme of FGV EPGE webinar]( "Fiscal adjustment is theme of FGV EPGE webinar")
On July 22, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (FGV EPGE) will hold a debate on the need for state governments to carry out fiscal adjustments and difficulties involved in doing so, given constitutional restrictions related to payroll expenses. The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting...
- Administration
![Applications open for professional master’s in public administration and business management]( "Applications open for professional master’s in public administration and business management")
Until July 29, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (FGV EBAPE) will be accepting applications for its professional master’s in Public Administration (MAP) and Business Management (MEXI). These intensive and dynamic courses allow students to balance their studies with...
- Economics
![Webinar debates political and economic situation and ways forward for Brazil]( "Webinar debates political and economic situation and ways forward for Brazil")
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE) and the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper have launched a series of debates with economists and political scientists to analyze Brazil’s situation and identify possible paths the country could follow to get through the current pandemic in a less turbulent way and resume growth. The...
- Law
![Specialists debate Anvisa’s actions during COVID-19 pandemic at webinar]( "Specialists debate Anvisa’s actions during COVID-19 pandemic at webinar")
On July 14, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Rio de Janeiro Law School will hold a webinar called “Regulatory Power and Flexibility in Urgent Circumstances: Anvisa’s Actions During the Pandemic.” The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 6 pm.
This is the third meeting in a series of talks called “...
- Economics
![Global Economic Barometers signal start of recovery]( "Global Economic Barometers signal start of recovery")
FGV IBRE’s Coincident and Leading Global Economic Barometers rose for the second consecutive time in July, signaling a gradual recovery in the global economy. Although the numbers are starting to distance themselves from the worst moment of the crisis, the situation is still highly uncertain in terms of both the economy...
- Social Sciences
![Webinar marks launch of book, “Fascism in Green Shirts: From Integralism to Neo-Integralism”]( "Webinar marks launch of book, “Fascism in Green Shirts: From Integralism to Neo-Integralism”")
On July 14, FGV Press will hold a meeting featuring authors Leandro Pereira Gonçalves and Odilon Caldeira Neto to debate and launch their book, titled “Fascism in Green Shirts: From Integralism to Neo-Integralism.” The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 6 pm. It will also feature journalist Octavio Guedes, who...
