Greenwood Investment

The timber industry in Brazil looks likely to benefit from the growing level of demand for paper products in China's booming economy.

Investment in construction is one of Brazil's key priorities for 2012, the country's finance minister has stated.

A recent study has highlighted something that the timber industry has been aware of for some time but unwilling to accept: the current rate of harvesting of native timber is unsustainable.

High rates of annual growth in Brazil's job market have been confirmed by the country's labour ministry this week (23 January).

The Brazilian real has enjoyed a fourth day of gains thanks to a report showing that there are inflows coming to the economy.

Brazil is targeting an economic growth level of four per cent over the course of the year, reports have suggested.

The Brazilian economy grew at its fastest pace in over a year and a half in November of 2011, recent data has confirmed.

The popularity of certain timber construction techniques appears to be spreading, with cross-laminated timber (CLT) proving to be particularly sought-after.

Brazil's growing energy demand is likely to sustain key investment in Latin America for the coming year and beyond, according to the influential Fitch Ratings.

The value of the assets under management by Brazilian investment funds topped US$1 trillion for the first time in 2011, indicating the growing popularity of investing in the Latin American economic giant.

The annual value of the trade between India and Latin America could rise to around $50 billion by 2014, due to economic growth in both regions, with Brazil being a key driver.

The global demand for timber resources has been highlighted by Tanzania's Minister for Natural Resources, who has called on international investors to entrust more of their money to alternative funds such as timber funds.

The Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff, has said that 2012 will be a new "era of prosperity" for Brazil, as it seeks to capitalise on the social policy overhauls that were launched during 2011.

The latest official rankings of global economies have shown that Brazil has overtaken the UK to become the world’s sixth biggest economy.

A recent report has detailed how Brazil’s economic future looks positive and the country seems set to continue to boom.

Record numbers of young people from Brazil's former colonist, Portugal, are now flocking to the country, as they see its employment and economic prospects as far more healthy than at home.

The president of Brazil's Central Bank has said that the second half of 2012 will see the country return to a good and stable rate of economic growth.

President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, has said she has “optimistic expectations” about the nation's economy for 2012 and that she anticipates a growth rate of five per cent.

Brazilian authorities have launched a major crackdown on illegal logging in the Amazon, in a bid to stamp out the harmful activity.

Confidence in Brazil’s construction sector has shown a significant rise between October and November this year, according to new figures from the central bank.