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Law
Event brings legal community together to present the best Business and Tax Law papers
The Professional Master’s program of FGV’s Sao Paulo Law School (Direito SP) will gather professors, students, alumni and the legal community for its first annual meeting on August 31, starting at 2:30 p.m. Held at the FGV 9 de Julho Auditorium (Rua Itapeva, 432 – ground floor, Bela Vista, Sao Paulo/SP), the event provides a unique opportunity...
Institutional
Yellow September: FGV hosts suicide prevention event
FGV will host the event “Yellow September – For the appreciation of life” on September 4 and 5 to raise the public’s awareness regarding the importance of creating spaces to discuss and share information about suicide. The event will be held at FGV’s Main Office (Praia de Botafogo,186/190 – Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro/RJ).
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Economics
Event discusses contribution of religious teaching to education in Brazil
The history of Catholic education is intertwined with Brazil’s education background. Religious congregations, with their educational and evangelizing practices, have played a leading role in Brazilian education since colonial times. Although they remain faithful to the principle of the integral formation of...
International Relations
New courses cover political risk analysis and digital dangers to democracy
FGV’s School of International Relations (RI) offers a series of intensive courses this semester, in Sao Paulo. The first two, which are already open for registration, are “Political Risk Analysis”, with Matias Spektor, professor and coordinator of the International Relations course at RI, and “Digital...
Economics
Consumer inflation projections at an all new high since December 2017
Brazilian consumers’ inflation expectation for the next 12 months rose from 5.4% in July to 5.7% in August – the highest value recorded since December 2017, according to FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE). The index dropped 0.6 percentage point over the same period last year.
“The increase in inflation...
Administration
Innovative exchange program brings students from International Schools to Rio
FGV’s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE) welcomed the first group of participants of the International Business Education Alliance (Ibea) – an international exchange program carried out in countries across four continents. A total of 34 undergraduate students from all four partners within the IBEA...
Law
Seminar on Law and Development gathers authorities and experts in Brasília
FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio) held the Law and Development Seminar on August 17, in Brasília. The event’s opening lecture was given by Justice Carmen Lucia, President of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), who spoke about Brazilian institutions, the role of the law and an agenda...
Energy
Event brings together experts to analyze competitive environment of the Brazilian electricity industry
FGV’s Infrastructure Economy & Environmental Solutions Group (GEI-SA) will host the debate titled “Analysis of the competitive environment of the electricity industry in Brazil: Economic and legal standpoint” on August 23, starting at 9:30 a.m. The event will be held at the FGV 9 de Julho room (Rua Itapeva, 432 – Bela Vista...
Economics
Preliminary Industry Survey results point to a drop compared to July
The Industry Survey’s preliminary figures for August 2018 indicate a 0.8-point drop in the Industry Confidence Index (ICI) compared to July, down to 99.3 points – the lowest level since November 2017.
The month’s worse results are influenced by the lower level of satisfaction of entrepreneurs amidst the current scenario...
Public Policy
Elections: Digital Democracy Room finds new partners to monitor the political debate
FGV’s Department of Public Policy Analysis (DAPP) has partnered with media outlets for the coverage of the 2018 elections. A series of weekly contributions by the Digital Democracy Room in the media will focus on the election campaign, which officially began last Thursday, August 16. The goal...
Economics
Book by CVM founder discusses the past, present and future of the capital market
Roberto Teixeira da Costa was the first President of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), back in 1977, and also a pioneer advocate for the interests of minority investors and the use of the market by corporations. The history of Brazil’s capital market is directly linked to...
Economics
FGV’s GDP Monitor reveals 0.3% growth in the Brazilian economy
In the seasonally-adjusted series, FGV’s GDP Monitor signals a growth of 0.3% in the economic activity in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter. This is the sixth consecutive positive rate in this comparison. In the monthly variation, the growth in June reached 3.3%, compared to a 2...
Economics
IGP-M advances on the 2nd preliminary results for August
The General Market Price Index (IGP-M) varied 0.67% in the second ten-day period of August. The index had recorded an increase of 0.53% in the same period of the previous month.
The Broad Producer Price Index (IPA) changed from 0.52% in the second ten-day period of July to 0.95% in the same of August. In the analysis based on processing...
International Relations
International event discusses globalization, territories and integration
The Director of FGV’s International Affairs Division (FGV DINT), professor Bianor Cavalcanti, presided over the annual meeting of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) and the Latin American Group for Public Administration (LAGPA), both belonging to the International Institute of Administrative...
International Relations
Future of world order is addressed in new book
The future doesn’t look so bright, and the general consensus is that the rise of emerging powers, led by China, will bring successive uncertainties and instabilities, or even complete chaos, in the worst case scenario. This is the subject of the book “O Mundo Pós-Ocidental: Potências emergentes e a nova ordem global”...
Law
Project aims to study urban park management in Brazil
Research by FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio), about urban park management in Brazil, will address the possible legal frameworks to be applied to urban park management, which historically has been less researched than natural parks.
Direito Rio’s Center for Research...
Economics
Book by Bresser-Pereira discusses development project for Brazil
FGV Press will launch the book Em busca do desenvolvimento perdido: um projeto novo-desenvolvimentista para o Brasil [Searching for lost development: a new-developmentalist project for Brazil], by economist Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, on August 20, at 7 p.m., in Sao Paulo. In his work, the author...
Institutional
FGV launches innovative short courses in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia
Fundação Getulio Vargas will launch a new product proposal this semester, in line with today’s changes and demands in the field of executive training: timeliness, speed, efficiency and high quality. The portfolio consists of innovative short courses of up to 16 hours offered at the Brasilia and...
Economics
Commodities led Brazil’s export volume in July
Brazil's trade balance was USD 4.2 billion in July, leading to an accrued balance of USD 34 billion in the first seven months of 2018 – down USD 18.5 billion year over year. Imports accounted for 49.5% between July 2017 and 2018, higher than the result for exports (22%). Imports grew 22% and exports...
Mathematics
International competition promotes innovative solutions to Quantitative Finance problems
FGV’s School of Applied Mathematics (EMAp) is hosting the first edition of the Financial Mathematics Team Challenge Brazil, until August 18, supported by University College London. The competition divides graduate and PhD students in Quantitative Finance into teams and challenges them to come up with solutions...