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Guyana Global Charms the World

Guyana Global Charms the World

Looking for Investors eyesonguyana June 8th 2025 — The humid air of Georgetown clung to everything, a familiar embrace of salt and blooming frangipani. But beneath the city’s colonial charm and the rising hum of an emergent oil economy, a different kind of pressure was building. Not from the deep offshore wells, but from the…
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Brazil launches platform to attract green investments

The website will list Ecological Transition Plan projects eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, May 29th 2025–Brazilian and foreign investors now have access to a platform to select environmental and social projects for financing.  It’s already been a little while, but on a Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., Finance Minister  Fernando Haddad and Environment Minister Marina Silva launched the Climate and Ecological Transformation…
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Brazil’s Finance Chief:

Climate Change a tremendous Economic Opportunity eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 22 May 2025– For years, climate advocates have argued that slowing emissions requires governments to embed climate throughout government policy—including and especially economic policy. In few places has such an approach taken greater hold than Brazil.  Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on a tour around the U.S. to promote his country as a home for data…
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A giant humanoid AI Bot, moving with his hands the cloud above the Sugar Loaf of Rio de Janeiro, so the Sunrise appears above the water.

Investment of 4 billion euros for AI use in Brazil 

Application in energy and climate  eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, May 3, 2025–Brazil sees opportunities in the context of closely intertwined issues regarding energy and climate that are impacted by the use of AI on energy demand. While technology companies worldwide are rapidly building new data centers, the emission reduction story, particularly in the United States, is being…
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Suriname’s Oil Boom: A Golden Opportunity to Shine as a Global Business Hub.

COMMENTARY Dear Editor, As a public communication analyst with over a decade of experience in the tourism industry, I believe Suriname’s emergence as a potential top global oil producer presents a significant opportunity to position the country as a premier business destination.  With the world’s estimated highest projected oil production growth through 2035, Suriname could and should be on the…
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Ireland joins Amazonian Sustainable Development

Ireland joins Amazonian Sustainable Development

Participating €15 million in Brazilian Fund eyesonbrasil Amsterdam March 14th 2025– Ireland has joined as the eighth donor to Brazil’s Amazon Fund, contributing € 15 million, it was reported Thursday. The fund, managed by Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), supports conservation, monitoring, and sustainable development in the Amazon and has financed 123…
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Right through the heart of protected Amazon rainforests:

Avenida Liberdade eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, March 13th 2025–As Brazilian authorities prepare for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in November in Belém, constructing a new four-lane highway – Avenida Liberdade – through the protected Amazon rainforest has sparked controversy.  The structure seeks to ease traffic for the expected 50,000 attendees, including world leaders.  But it has led…
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Brazil’s Newest Biodiversity Goal

Planned Until 2023  eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 26 February 2025– Conabio, Brazil’s National Biodiversity Commission, has established new national biodiversity targets for the period 2025 to 2030 and recommended a new set of measures for the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), pursuant to the Dec. 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), of which the South American country…
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Brazil's Bold Move: Prospecting Oil in the Foz do Rio Amazonas

Brazil’s Bold Move: Prospecting Oil in the Foz do Rio Amazonas

eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, February 6th, 2025 – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has recently announced plans to prospect oil in the Foz do Rio Amazonas region, a move that has sparked both excitement and concern. While the potential economic benefits are significant, the environmental risks are equally substantial. This article explores the pros and cons…
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Trump and Pouyanné: A Vision for the Future

Trump and Pouyanné: A Vision for the Future

eyesonsuriname In a remarkable video address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, U.S. President Donald Trump and TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné unveiled a shared vision for the future. Their dialogue, marked by a blend of economic nationalism and energy innovation, set the stage for a new era of collaboration between the United States…
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