Brazil's giants stand ready to pounce
Strict regulation, high capital and reserve requirements, and low levels of debt mean Brazil's banks are flourishing and in a good position to capitalise if their US and European competitors should pull back. Writer Brian CaplenCover stars: Brazilian bankers are still feted rather than reviled, unlike their colleagues in the US and Europe
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