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'The general aviation market has expanded considerably in Brazil, unlike in other countries,' said Eduardo Marson, president of the Brazilian Civil Aviation Association....More

The Japanese engineering giant, which holds about 67% of Westinghouse, said it would sell as much as 16% of the U.S. firm to buyers with a foothold in nations eager to build nuclear plants, after demand in post-Fukushima Japan fell away....More

PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi said Myanmar's market has great potential....More

China urges U.S. to lift sanctions on Bank of Kunlun....More

People are very interested in the smallest details of the global supply chain that produces the products they purchase and use....More

Eaton Corp. (IW 500/72) reported record second-quarter net income per share and earnings per share but saw its revenue fall slightly year-over-year, as the Cleveland-based manufacturer of power-management systems felt the effects of the slowdown in Europe and elsewhere. Citing the "uncertainty in Europe, as well as slower economic growth rates in China, India and Brazil," Eaton CEO Alexander Cutler said the company is scaling back its expectations for the rest of 2012....More

Latin America has not been spared the effects of the current global economic crisis. While strong domestic markets support countries such as Brazil, a decrease in external demand could spell trouble. Regulatory structures, tax models and interest rates need to be reformed. How can international companies capture the right opportunities in Latin American markets at the right time?...More

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on July 13 urged Southeast Asian nations to promote workers' rights and improve labor conditions as a means of spurring economic growth....More

By shifting the focus from mass production jobs to knowledge-based work, top developing nations have nearly caught up to developed nations in terms of college graduates....More

Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. offered investors good news and bad news on Tuesday, but it was the bad news that grabbed the headlines, triggering a selloff of U.S. stocks and fueling speculation that a global recession could be imminent.  ...More

China on Thursday cut interest rates for the second time in a month, a surprise move that analysts said might indicate that the world's second-biggest economy is slowing quicker than expected. The changes, which take effect Friday, will see the benchmark one-year lending rate drop by 0.31 percentage points and the deposit rate fall by 0.25 percentage points, the central bank said in a statement on its website. The cut will effectively adjust the one-year deposit rate to 3% and the one-year loan rate to 6%, the bank said....More