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...The country has slashed expenditure on scientific research from a peak of almost R$14bn (US$2.6bn) in 2015 to R$5bn last year, according to Senate figures....
...For example, Ford said last month it planned to open a new battery R&D facility in Michigan, which the union said would “position Ford and UAW members and families to prosper for decades to come”....
...Succession: few plan for future US financial advisers are a greying group that is likely to shrink significantly in the coming years, reports Matthew R Beaton....
...“Kenji now inherits Fujimorism and could become a headache,” said Felipe Ortíz de Zevallos at the Apoyo consultancy....
...Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 Ortiz-Rivera lived in Miami, according to his Facebook page. The Orlando Sentinel said he moved to Florida from Puerto Rico and had previously worked for Toys R Us. Luis S....
...H Fine Wines of Liverpool, £31 Theatre of Wine, £138 per six in bond Marc Fine Wines • Familia Nin-Ortiz, Selma de Nin white 2009, £44.10 Hedonism Wines • Familia Nin-Ortiz, Nit de Nin 2011, £50 The Sampler...
...The project has so far taken 12 years of studies and had a budget of only R$1m ($460,000). This month testing of the vaccine on monkeys is due to start....
...Mr Batista had forecast production at 20,000 barrels each and even hinted at 40,000 barrels, said Oswaldo Telles, an analyst at the BES Espírito Santo investment bank in São Paulo....
...It has released more than R$100bn ($46bn) from reserve requirements, freeing smaller banks from holding the reserve....
...Guillermo Ortiz, governor of the central bank, another autonomous body?...
...Gerdau’s shares fell slightly to R$51.5 in mid-afternoon trading on Wednesday in São Paulo in a rising market. The deal must be approved by shareholders and regulators....
...Last week, Guillermo Ortiz, the central bank governor, pointed out that annual growth over the next 20 years would have to average 5 per cent to consolidate stability....
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