Greater action on deforestation pledges needed to halt Amazon loss, study finds
26-04-23 / by Jenny Messenger
Half of cattle-driven forest clearance in the Brazilian Amazon could have been avoided by the...Brazil
Lula pledges to stop deforestation, seeks financing from developed nations
23-11-22 / by Jenny Messenger
Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promised at the Cop27 climate summit to reverse...
Macquarie boosts structured commodity financing with senior hire
20-09-22 / by Eleanor Wragg
Australian global financial services group Macquarie has appointed Filipe Mossmann to the newly created role...
Analysis: Why legal changes in Brazil should bring more certainty to commodities financiers and insurers
02-02-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
A recent amendment to Brazil’s judicial reorganisation and bankruptcy law looks set to improve the...
US and Brazil agree mini trade deal ahead of election
21-10-20 / by Maddy White
Two weeks before the US election, the US and Brazil have agreed a bilateral “mini”...
GTR News Brief: Episode 1
18-05-20 / by Felix Thompson
In the first episode of the GTR News Brief, the latest podcast series from the...
Analysis: How law changes in Brazil will boost collateral options for soft commodity finance
13-05-20 / by Eleanor Wragg
A major liberalisation in Brazil’s agribusiness laws looks set to improve foreign lenders’ collateral options...
When corruption increases, nations’ growth prospects shrink
29-11-19 / by GTR
Whether it occurs in a small developing economy, a petrostate or a G20 nation, corruption...
Credit and political risk insurance market insight 2019
29-11-19 / by GTR
Despite numerous regulatory challenges over the past year or so, BPL Global’s latest report highlights...
Austria blocks “nice on paper” EU-Mercosur trade deal
16-10-19 / by Maddy White
Austria has rejected the free trade pact between the EU and South America’s Mercosur trade...