In Brazil, from January to September this year, 1.4 million new companies came into existence. This marks a 22.2% reduction compared to the previous year’s 1.8 million during the same period, signaling a market contraction. Specifically, in September, 132.7 thousand new companies began, after factoring in both openings and closures. That month witnessed the launch […]
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