Brazil’s Largest Bank Itaú Tests Limits of Remote-Work Surveillance With Mass Layoffs

Brazil’s largest private bank, Itaú Unibanco, has dismissed about 1,000 employees in São Paulo after tracking their digital activity during remote and hybrid work. The São Paulo Bank Workers’ Union says nearly all of those affected worked under...

Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro taken to hospital

By Michael Rios, Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to hospital on Tuesday after feeling unwell, his eldest son, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, said on X. The former leader was suffering a severe bout of...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer days after being convicted of coup

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Medical tests on Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro this week showed the presence of an early type of skin cancer, doctors said Wednesday. According to results from a Sunday procedure to have skin lesions...

Trump wages economic war on US allies, while BRICS builds alternative system

Donald Trump is imposing tariffs and unequal treaties on longtime allies in Europe, Japan, and South Korea, forcing them to pay and move their factories to the US. Meanwhile, BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are building a new...

Spain and UK Finance News Round-Up, September 17

Finance news. Credit: Pavel Danilyuk, Pexels €13.6bn plan for 2030 SPAIN has announced a €13.59 billion investment plan to expand its electricity grid by 2030, aiming to meet surging demand from industry, green hydrogen and data centres. The plan,...

NZ urged to build new trade blocs

An economic powerhouse is rising on the world stage and changing global rules – so is it time for New Zealand to spread its ‘diplomatic wings’ and join the group? Brics, the powerful bloc of emerging economies led by Brazil, Russia, India, China...

Loss and Damage at COP30: Indigenous Leaders Challenge Top-Down Finance Models

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Garnot named Agency Operations Assistant at Ulster Savings Bank

KINGSTON – Ulster Insurance Services (UIS), a subsidiary of Ulster Savings Bank, recently announced that Luisa Garnot was selected for the newly created role of Agency Operations Assistant supporting the Agency Operations Manager in defining,...

Strategic autonomy and economic might: India and the changing order in Europe

The 21st century will undoubtedly be a defining period in the history of global geopolitics. The world is witnessing a tectonic shift in the balance of power as more than one power centre is beginning to emerge. In a hugely interdependent world,...

Will Carmeuse stay in the cement market in Chile?

Carmeuse announced this week that it has acquired a controlling stake in Chile-based Cbb. It said that the transaction strengthened its presence in South America, building on its existing operations in Colombia and Brazil. The move marks a...

How Has the US Soybean Industry Done With the Trade War?

USDA is projecting the United States to become even more of a secondary player in the global soybean market over the next 12 months. Based on the latest guesses, the US could export only 41% of what Brazil ships during the 2025-2026 marketing...

Doctors for Brazil's Bolsonaro say early-stage cancer detected in his skin lesions

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UN boosts financial support to poorer countries attending COP30 amid hotel crisis

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Kate Abnett BRASILIA (Reuters) -The U.N. will give low-income countries more money to help them attend COP30, the global climate summit set to take place in Brazil this November, in view of soaring accommodation costs in...

DHL to Hire 200 Customs Agents as US Trade Shifts Fuel Compliance Crunch

DHL Global Forwarding is hiring more than 200 customs agents as logistics companies and sellers alike adjust to shifts in U.S. trade policy. The customs hiring is going to increase the capacity within the freight forwarding division by close to 40...

DHL is on customs agent hiring spree as Trump's trade war, reshoring bring big changes to U.S. shipping

Tim Robertson, CEO for DHL Global Forwarding, tells CNBC this is the most atypical peak shipping season he has ever seen. Traditionally, retailers order their remaining holiday goods for a late August/September arrival before manufacturing plants...

Embraer says Brazil plants operating normally as metalworkers call strike

By Gabriel Araujo and Alberto Alerigi SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Planemaker Embraer said on Wednesday that its plants in Brazil were operating normally after a union representing metalworkers announced a strike for an indefinite period of time,...

European diesel trade map redrawn following Russia-Ukraine conflict

In just three years, the European diesel trade map has been redrawn from short-haul Russian supply to long-haul dependence on distant exporters. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the EU’s February 2023 embargo on Russian...

Why MFF & Co Has Become One of the Fastest Growing Global Companies With a Team From the Global South  

Over the last year and a half, few if any other major Latin American company has expanded as fast as Los Angeles-based MFF & Co. Just last year alone, Brazil’s Maria Farinha Filmes opened L.A. offices, headed by former Participant Media exec Miura...

EF Ultimate Break Meets Gen Z Demand with New Brazil Vacations

EF Ultimate Break is meeting the demand for South America travel with three new group tour experiences that emphasize Brazil. EF Ultimate Break is a tour operator that specializes in itineraries for travelers in the 18- to 35-year-old range....

Douglas Costa released by Sydney FC amid Brazil legal woes

Sydney FC have announced the termination of Douglas Costa's contract after just 16 matches after the former Brazil international was unable to return to Australia due to "legal and personal" problems. According to the club, the termination was...