Today, Brazil’s government launched a financial package for 90,000 small and medium-sized industrial firms. The package earmarks R$ 1.5 billion, or about $293 million. Vice President Geraldo Alckmin announced the news. He indicated that the “More Productive Brazil” program will ramp up its actions. This effort aims to spur growth in smaller firms amid an […]
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