Brazilian capital markets are at an historic turning point. The leading South American economy is the darling of emerging markets investors and an influx of foreign capital is expected to revolutionise the nation's credit profile and local corporate finance. Since IFR convened leading market participants in February to discuss this issue, significant steps have already been taken by the government to open up the local market. Crucially, Brazil exempted foreign investors from a 15% withholding ta

Cristiane Valle - ABN AMRO Responsible for debt capital market origination at ABN AMRO, Valle oversees external and local issuance of bonds and asset-backed securities. Before ABN AMRO, Valle was at ING and CSFB. Johannes Van de Ven - Unibanco Responsible for institutional fixed income sales at Unibanco Securities in New York. Prior to joining Unibanco, Van de Ven was involved in institutional fixed-income sales at Bozano Simonsen in New York, and head of trading at Espirito Santo in Miami. Enri