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Administration
Meeting discusses strategies for building international business networks and their benefits
Cooperation can increase the value of commercial relationships. To discuss some strategies for building international business networks and to identify the main advantages of being part of one, the FGV´s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP) and Alliance Manchester Business School will hold an event called “...
Law
Program trains lawyers to work in corporate environment
Lawyers’ work in the corporate environment increasingly demands training that is linked to management and business topics. With this fundamental principle in mind, FGV In Company is now offering a personalized master’s program to Mattos Filho, one of Brazil’s largest and most respected law firms.
The...
Law
European Union competition brings together students to discuss bloc’s trade agreement with Mercosul
On October 10 and 11, Rodrigo Bellotti Azevedo and Mariana Novotny Muniz, students at the FGV´s Rio de Janeiro Law School, will participate in the Second European Council Simulation in Brazil. The event will take place at Brasilia University Center and it will involve 28 pairs of undergraduate...
Public Policy
Meeting discusses standards, definitions, architecture and regulatory framework for DLTs
The FGV´s International Intelligence Unit (FGV NPII) participated in the last meeting of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Focus Group on Applications of Distributed Technology. The meeting, held in Geneva, Switzerland, was aimed at discussing issues related to Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), including...
Economics
Economic reforms, crisis in Argentina, adverse external situation and weak domestic market to be debated in Rio
According to a forecast by Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE), Brazil’s gross domestic product will grow 1.1% this year, the same figure recorded in 2017 and 2018. This is insufficient to significantly boost the level of formal employment, investment and confidence in the domestic market....
Administration
Transformation of foodservice market debated at FGV
On September 16, at 6:30 pm, Fundação Getulio Vargas will host a talk by the CEO of Grupo Trigo, Antonio Moreira Leite. He will speak about “The transformation of the foodservice market” in the auditorium in FGV’s main building, at Praia de Botafogo, 190, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro.
The guest will present some foodservice...
Law
FGV launches selection process for Brazil’s first doctorate in regulation
The Fundação Getulio Vargas Rio de Janeiro Law School has launched the selection process for Brazil’s first doctorate focusing on regulatory law, featuring two research areas: “Regulatory Governance and Legal Institutions” and “The Economy, Intervention and Regulatory Strategies.” The course’s...
Mathematics
Seminar addresses application of high-dimensional statistical concepts
As data collection through increasingly sophisticated physical mechanisms becomes easier, society is facing a new paradigm in statistics, in which there are many more samples than parameters to be collected. To explore this subject, the FGV´s School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp) will hold a seminar titled “A brief tour of high-...
Administration
Master Class: business leaders discuss compliance, ethics and integrity at organizations
FGV held its first C-Level Master Class on September 3, focusing on a fundamental subject for the business environment. The topic was “Strategies and challenges for a culture of ethics and integrity within organizations.”
The meeting involved Professor Ligia Maura Costa, the coordinator...
Economics
Sluggish economy and high unemployment: experts debate third quarter and outlook for year
The public pension reform looks set to be approved by the Senate. This is good news for the public finances, but economic indicators haven’t responded yet. Although economic growth picked up in the second quarter, it is likely to end 2019 around 1%, like in the two previous years. Likewise, the decline in...
Administration
Studies on women’s leadership and the work environment win awards at international conference
Two articles by FGV´s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration professors were chosen as the best papers of the year by the journals in which they appeared and they won awards during the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), held between August 9 and 13 in Boston, United States. Paulo Arvate and Gisele Galilea won an award from...
Economics
IPC-C1: Inflation for low-income families drops but remains above IPC-BR
The Consumer Price Index – Low Income (IPC-C1), calculated by the FGV´s Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE), went up 0.11% in August 2019, down 0.32 of a percentage point from 0.43% in July. As a result, the indicator is now up 3.28% in the year to date and up 4.11% in the past 12 months.
In August, six of the...
Administration
Initiative presents cases of innovation to promote family farming inclusion
The Center for Sustainability Studies (FGVces) at the FGV´s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP) will soon present 12 cases of innovation to promote the inclusion of family farming in food chains. The initiative, part of the “Put it on the Table” Project, is being conducted in partnership with Citi and sponsored by the Citi...
Administration
Valor 1000: event celebrates Brazil’s best companies
On August 20, Valor Econômico hosted the 19^th edition of the Valor 1000 Awards, celebrating the 25 best companies in their respective sectors. The annual awards are conducted by the newspaper in partnership with Serasa Experian and the FGV´s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV...
Institutional
FGV provost reelected president of National Education Council’s Higher Education Chamber
Professor Antonio Freitas, FGV’s provost for teaching, research and graduate education, has just been reelected the president of the National Education Council’s Higher Education Chamber. He faces the challenges of cutting out red tape, simplifying procedures and decentralizing decisions about education...
Administration
Graduate Seminars 2019 with Bradley Wright (SPIA - University of Georgia)
Bradley Wright (SPIA - University of Georgia) is the next guest speaker at the 2019 Graduate Seminars series, on September 10th at 10am.
Prof. Wright will present the seminar “How Do Public Employees Respond to their Job Demands Over Time? Assessing the Moderating Role of Prosocial Motivation and Performance Equity”. More...
Institutional
Workshop discusses European Union’s research funding through ERC program
FGV, with the support of EURAXESS Brasil and the European Network of Research and Innovation Centres and Hubs (ENRICH), received Ylva Huber, national contact point for the European Research Council (ERC) in Austria, on July 30 in Sao Paulo and on August 1 in Rio de Janeiro. The guest led workshops on “...
Social Sciences
Talk analyzes Rio de Janeiro’s image change following Olympics
On September 5, at 4 pm, the Laboratory for Sports Studies (LESP) at FGV´s School of Social Sciences (FGV CPDOC) will host a talk titled “From marvelous city to Olympic city: Rio de Janeiro’s image as a sporting and tourist destination,” featuring Maria Alice Nogueira. The event will take place in Auditorium...
Economics
IPC-S price index rises 2.90% in year to August and 3.97% in last 12 months
As of August 31, 2019, the Weekly Consumer Price Index (IPC-S) was up 0.17%, down 0.05 of a percentage point from the previous figure, announced on August 22. As a result, the indicator is up 2.90%...
Law
Specialists believe that improving criminal tax law will help reduce litigation
In the discussions surrounding the tax reform proposals that are before Congress, people are beginning to reflect on necessary adaptations to tax administration to serve the new system. Among other things, this will involve criminal tax law, which is responsible for penalizing perpetrators of tax crimes. The...