Brazilian Aircraft maker Embraer saw a 28% growth in sales of its E-jet line alone, delivering 204 jets and leaving a backlog of 249 firm orders worth more than US$15 Billion. Though Embraer is Brazilôs only manufacturer of this scale it is notable in terms of economic development since t
With her second child on the way, Britainââ¬â¢s Got Talent star Amanda Holden and her record producer husband have bought a new country home for a cool ã860,000. The property is in the increasingly popular Oxfordshire town of Chipping Norton, home to high profile residents inc
The Euro has continued to perform poorly this week, although not without minor signs that the currency is stabilising. The European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday voted not to change interest rates, leaving them at 1.0%, although ECB President Mario Draghi admitted that the Eurozone was experienci
The Eurozone has taken yet another beating this week, due to concerns over the state of Europeââ¬â¢s banks. Many of the problems seem to be situated in Italy, with shares in the UniCredit bank falling 14.5 pecent on Wednesday, followed by a 17.3 percent fall on Thursday, a 19 year low
While Wall Street and The City are beleaguered and ââ¬ÅOccupied,ââ¬Â Brazilian financial markets are expanding and Foreign Direct Investment finished 2011 at a record US $65 Billion. ââ¬ÅNobody wants to miss out on a market like this,ââ¬Â says one financia
The only investments to end the year in negative territory were shares listed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa,) finishing with a loss of 18.11% for the year. Exchanges worldwide fared little better. The Dow Jones Global Index, a composite of exchanges worldwide, finished with a loss
Brazil notched up from 7th to 6th place in global ranking of DGP passing UK despite weak growth of just 3% in 2011. 2012 is also forecast to be weak with growth only around 2.5%. Economists of CEBR who compiled the survey project Brazilôs continued rise in rankings compared to European
The number of property sales in Spain increased in the third quarter of 2011, according to the latest reports. Unlucky number 14 The Housing Price Index, published by the National Statistics Insitute, has shown that prices are still declining in Spain, but the appeal of cheap property abroad is stil
The house owned by Holly Golightly is now for sale in America. The building, which is famous for its ââ¬Åwild cocktail partiesââ¬Â has an asking price of $5.85 million, a figure boosted by its starring role in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffanyââ¬â¢s ââ¬â i
