Home to 22% of the world´s arable land, Brazil´s success has been largely linked domestically to feeding 200 million citizens and internationally to the growing price of commodities. But could its dependence on commodities be a bad thing?
Glauco José Côrte, President of FIESC (Industry Federation of Santa Catarina)
The President of FIESC talks about the industry sector in Santa Catarina. He mentions some of the State’s advantages and challenges. He also talks about the importance of technology and innovation for the future of the sector and explains the role and next plans of the Federation.
Overview of Batelco Group’s overseas operations during the third quarter of 2012. Contributing to overall Group subscriber growth was healthy performance throughout the period from key subsidiaries…
Valdir Rubens Walendowsky from Santur lists the necessary infrastructure improvements for the development of tourism in the region.
Valdir Rubens Walendowsky explains the variety of tourism in Santa Catarina and talks about how the State aims to be the best tourist destination in Brazil.
Carlos Alberto Schneider, General Superintendent of CERTI (Reference Centers for Innovative Technologies Foundation)
Carlos Alberto Schneider talks about CERTI, a private research institute which has been acting in the fields of technology and innovation for more than 20 years, becoming a reference center for many technology and market innovations in Brazil.
Guilherme Stark Bernard talks about ACATE. Established 26 years ago, the non-profit entity’s mission is to strengthen the technology and innovation companies in Santa Catarina and to consolidate the sector as a unit in order to sustain development.
“For us, one strong measure of success has been the growth … in our subscriber base since the start of the year. We’ve seen a 12% growth in customer numbers …, bringing us to 7.4 million users across Batelco Group.”
Batelco Group announces third quarter 2012 profits of BD 43 Million (US$ 114 Million) and 7.4 million customers across six markets.
Rodrigo Prisco Paraíso, Manager of the Department for International Economics (Santa Catarina’s Foreign Affairs Office)
Rodrigo Prisco Paraíso from Santa Catarina’s Foreign Affairs Office talks about the main assets of the State in terms of investment and mentions some opportunities for foreign investors and challenges to overcome. He also talks about the role of the International Department.
