Frontier Strategy Group recently held its annual Latin America Senior Executive Roundtable in Miami, Florida. The day-long event hosted over 30 Heads of Latin America and was focused on “Delivering Outperformance in a Slowing Region.” In the morning sessions, executives…
Brazil’s latest plans for infrastructure investment
Brazil’s government recently announced a new list of planned infrastructure concessions to be auctioned off to private sector companies. Totaling nearly 200 billion Brazilian reais, the projects are the first since President Dilma Rousseff’s government launched the PAC II growth acceleration plan…
Healthcare Multinationals face New Reality in Latin America
A dimmer macroeconomic outlook in Latin America is reshaping the expectations of healthcare multinationals. With economic growth faltering across the region and public sector budget cuts expected, the health care industry in Latin America is encountering sharp pressure points, but…
Playing with fire: How political paralysis could derail Brazil’s fiscal adjustment
During a recent business trip to São Paulo, when I asked a client about the deterioration of market sentiment in Brazil, he pulled his iPhone out of his pocket, opened his Facebook page and told me “just read through the…
What Dilma Rousseff’s reelection means for MNCs in Brazil
What does the reelection of Dilma Rousseff mean for multinational companies in Brazil? In the most contested presidential election since Brazil restored democracy in 1985, incumbent Dilma Rousseff (PT) was reelected with 51.64% of valid votes in a runoff against…
Marina Silva Is Shaking up Brazil’s Presidential Race
The tragic death of PSB presidential candidate Eduardo Campos in August and the subsequent nomination of Marina Silva as his replacement have dramatically changed the landscape of Brazil’s presidential race. A runoff is now the most likely scenario, and all…
Commercial Strategy Remains Top Priority for Brazil Execs
Frontier Strategy Group recently held an executive breakfast event in São Paulo, Brazil which gathered over twenty senior-level leaders of Latin America businesses, representing many US and European-based multinationals. The event provided an opportunity for our executive clients to gain a…