A VISIT TO the glass tower blocks of the famous Faria Lima street in São Paulo reveals that the offices are filling up fast. Foreign banks are investing in Brazil with vigour as they expand their operations to access opportunities in Latin America’s biggest and most exciting economy. “Going down this road there are a large number of new commercial buildings. Two years ago the few that were here were only 50% occupied, now they are 100% filled,” says Pedro Bastos, CEO of HSBC in Brazil, as he triumphantly gestures out of the HSBC tower, just one of the blocks on the street.
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