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On Top of the World: Brazil’s business boom amid green horizons

Articles / AI, Brazil, China, Due Diligence, economic growth, European Union, Geopolitics, Hydrogen, minerals, renewables, trade relations, USA / 07/2025

After two years of turbulence, Brazil enters mid-2025 on firmer economic footing. Real GDP expanded 3.4 percent in 2024 - its best since the pandemic - driven by household spending and a rebound in capital formation. Momentum is moderating as tighter policy grinds, yet consensus still pegs 2025 growth above two percent and expects inflation [...]

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BRICS 2024: Expansion and the great de-dollarisation debate

Articles / Brazil, BRICS, China, de-dollarisation, Due Diligence, Geopolitics, global economy, India, international business, multi-currencies, Russia, USA, world trade / 11/2024

At the recent BRICS summit hosted in Kazan, Russia, the bloc not only expanded its influence by welcoming new full members Iran, Ethiopia and the UAE, but it also extended invitations to thirteen additional ‘partner countries’. This activity reflects BRICS’s growing status in geopolitics. However, beneath the veil of this expansion lies a contentious issue:

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The South Atlantic Ocean: geopolitics, resources and global influence

Articles / Africa, Angola, Brazil, China, Due Diligence, Geopolitics, maritime law, Oil, South Atlantic, territorial waters, USA / 10/2024

The South Atlantic is fast becoming a focal point of interest and competition, accentuated by its abundant oil reserves and fishing territories. This region - bridging South America and West Africa - not only boasts vast economic potential but also holds significant geopolitical importance, monitored by multinationals and global powers alike. Stakeholders in these contested

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Damned if you do, damned if you don’t – Putin and the BRICS summit

Articles / Brazil, BRICS, China, Due Diligence, India, Putin, Russia:Ukraine conflict, South Africa / 08/2023

Putin’s decision to avoid the BRICS summit is not all it seems. Between 22 and 24 August, South Africa will have the honour of hosting the 2023 annual BRICS summit. The big names – Brazil, India, China and the hosts, South Africa – will be present in full force. The Russian President will not. BRICS

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Russia’s second front

Articles / Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Due Diligence, Mexico, oil and gas, Putin, Russia, Venezuela / 01/2023

Vladimir Putin’s efforts to change the world’s balance of power requires not just a strong military, but serious influence over the world’s oil & gas markets, and to be really effective, he needs more than just Saudi Arabia and Iran on side – he needs control directly or indirectly of South America’s oil production as

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Brazil: Future imperfect

Articles / Brazil, BRICS, China, Corruption, Due Diligence, Lula da Silva, Russia / 11/2022

Although according to its national anthem, Brazil’s future ‘mirrors greatness’, the country presently finds itself looking to the past, in more ways than one. After four years of rule by the right-wing Jair Bolsonaro, this dictatorial populist lost by a margin of just 1.8%, the thinnest in Brazil’s history, to Lula da Silva – who

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KCS Country Risk & Threat Advisory: Latin America

Archives, Risk Papers / Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela / 06/2022

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KCS Country Risk & Threat Advisory: BRICS

Risk Papers / Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa / 05/2022

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KCS Country Risk Brief: Brazil

Archives, Brazil, Risk Papers / Brazil / 03/2023

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Brazil, Risk Papers / Brazil / 02/2022

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On Top of the World: Brazil’s business boom amid green horizons

BRICS 2024: Expansion and the great de-dollarisation debate

The South Atlantic Ocean: geopolitics, resources and global influence

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t – Putin and the BRICS summit

Russia’s second front

Brazil: Future imperfect

KCS Country Risk & Threat Advisory: Latin America

KCS Country Risk & Threat Advisory: BRICS

KCS Country Risk Brief: Brazil

KCS Country Risk & Threat Advisory: Brazil

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