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FGV and Escola Superior de Guerra (ESG) launched the book “Desafios Gerenciais em Defesa” [Management Challenges in Defense] on February 8 at ESG, in the Southern Urca district of Rio de Janeiro. Organized by Paulo Roberto de Mendonça Motta, Valentina Gomes Haensel Schmitt and Carlos Antônio Raposo Vasconcellos...
- Economics
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Brazilian carnival revelers may have a hard time partying this year. A survey conducted by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE) shows that the prices of most consumed products during the Carnival festivities rose above inflation rates recorded in the last 12 months. Prices rose 5.25%, compared to a Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 5.04...
- Institutional
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Under the goal of building a framework of public, economic, and social policies that allow Brazil to double its real per capita income in the next few decades, the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA) has selected a group of experts to contribute across different fronts of the ‘Challenges of...
- Social Sciences
![Growing role of BRICS is discussed at event in Ghana]( "Growing role of BRICS is discussed at event in Ghana")
Professor Oliver Stuenkel, coordinator of FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC) in Sao Paulo and MBAs in International Relations, participated in a roundtable at the Institute of Economic Affairs in Accra, capital of Ghana, on February 7. The event’s theme was ‘Africa Through the Eyes of BRICS’....
- Administration
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The Public Management and Citizenship Journal (Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania) was promoted to category B1 in the Qualis Capes for the field of Public and Business Administration, Accounting, and Tourism, in the latest rankings released by the Brazilian Ministry of Education's Coordination for the Improvement of Higher...
- Administration
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FGV’s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP) is accepting registrations for the Master’s Degree in International Management (MPGI), until February 28. The stricto sensu graduate program is offered in partnership with top foreign educational institutions, such as CEMS (The Global Alliance in Management...
- Economics
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The Industry Survey’s preliminary figures for February 2017 point towards a fall of 1.8 points in the Industry Confidence Index (ICI) compared to the previous month, down to 87.2 points. This result represents a drawback of part of the 4.3-point increase from January. In the quarterly moving averages metric, the index would rise 0.3 points,...
- Law
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FGV’s Sao Paulo Law School (Direito SP) will host a roundtable to discuss the prospects of the app economy in Brazil and its regulatory and legal hurdles, at 9 a.m. on February 22. The event will feature guest lecturer Michael Mandel, chief economist of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) –...
- Economics
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Brazil’s General Market Price Index (IGP-M) varied 0.02% in the second ten-day period of February. The index varied 0.76% in the same period of the previous month. The second ten-day period covered by the IGP-M comprises the period between the 21st day of the previous month and the 10th ...
- Administration
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FGV’s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE) is one of the four educational institutions to join an exclusive educational program for undergraduate students – the first of its kind. The newly released International Business Education Alliance (IBEA) allows students to...
- Administration
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In partnership with Rutgers Business School (U.S.), FGV’s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE) held the immersion module ‘Doing Business in USA: Public-Private Institutional Relations’, in New Jersey. The program was offered exclusively to students from the Executive Master’s in Business Management (...
- Economics
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FGV’s February GDP Monitor showed a 3.6% economic downturn in Brazil in 2016, according to the Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE). In 2016, the Brazilian economy reached its third year under the strongest and longest recession ever experienced by the country in the last century.
“In monetary terms,...
- Law
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The Brazilian Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MCTI) held a public inquiry for the National Plan for the Internet of Things (IoT) in Brazil for two months. The plan will define the measures to be taken for the country to promote the so-called ‘Internet of Things’ as a development model for the country’s ...
- Economics
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The Ifo/FGV Latin American Economic Climate Index (ICE) fell from 70 points in October 2016 to 69 points in January 2017, maintaining a slight downward trend since July 2016. The index is developed by the German Ifo Institute in partnership with FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE), using the Ifo World Economic Survey...
- Law
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Fundação Getulio Vargas honored retired Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) Justice Carlos Ayres Britto on February 13. Justice Ayres Britto received the FGV Award for Human Rights from the Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio) and São Paulo Law School (Direito SP) for his contribution in promoting and upholding...
- Administration
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Fernando do Amaral Nogueira, a professor from FGV’s São Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP), was invited to fill the position of Coordinator of Innovation in Public Services of the newly created Innovation and Technology Department of the city of São Paulo. The department is led by Daniel...
- Economics
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Education expenses increased 8.76% on average between February 2016 and January 2017, according to FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE). The study puts total expenses 3.72 percentage points above the average inflation rate calculated by the Consumer Price Index (CPI/FGV), accruing a high of 5.04% over...
- Social Sciences
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The Professional Master’s in Cultural Assets and Social Projects of FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC) received an important international recognition. Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y Las Artes, an entity that operates as the Ministry of Culture in Chile, granted financial aid to the research...
- Economics
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Published by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE), the Weekly Consumer Price Index (IPC-S) varied 0.61% on February 8 – 0.08 percentage point (p.p.) below the last published rate.
Three of the eight expense categories that comprise the index recorded lower price variation rates compared to the previous period....
- Law
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FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito RJ) and São Paulo Law School (Direito SP) will honor retired Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) Justice Carlos Ayres Britto. On February 13, at 11:30 a.m., in the auditorium of FGV’s main office in Rio de Janeiro, he will receive the ‘FGV Award for Human Rights’ ...
