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Votorantim CTVM Ltda. is the brokerage subsidiary of Banco Votorantim SA, which is ultimately held by the Government of Brazil. The firm is headquartered in São Paulo and was founded in 1995. Votorantim provides brokerage services to their clients.

Part of The Hearst Family Trust, Fitch Ratings Brasil Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Fitch Ratings was founded in 1997. Rafael Guedes has been the CEO of the Brazilian company since 1999.

Part of Moody's Corp., Moody's Analytics UK Ltd. is a company that provides investment research. The company is based in London, UK.

The National Institute of Economic & Social Research, founded in 1938, produces economic projections for the regions of the UK using data from NiGEM and a combination of approaches. The institute collaborates with external partners, including the UK Productivity Commission, to identify future policy choices. The private company is based in London, UK. NIESR produces a comprehensive forecast for the Economic Outlook each quarter using its leading forecasting tool, NiGEM. Before each evidence session, the Productivity Commission invites academics and practitioners in the field of productivity to share their views.

FocusEconomics SLU is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. Founded in 1999, the firm provides economic analysis and forecasts for countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas, as well as price forecasts for key commodities. Their clients are from a variety of industries, including financial institutions, multinational companies and government agencies.

Credit Suisse Gestion SGIIC SA (CSG) is the Spanish bank management subsidiary of Credit Suisse AG (Spain), ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group (SW: CSGN; ADR: CS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1996, CSG is headquartered in Madrid and manages a range of investment funds and SICAVs for individual and institutional clients.

Moody's Investors Service España SA (Moody’s Spain) is the Spain-based subsidiary of Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) in the US. The firm is headquartered in Madrid and as founded in 1993. Moody’s Spain provides data sources and investment research to various corporate and institutional clients.

Moody's Investors Service Ltd. is the Great Britain-based investment research subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO) in the US. The firm was founded in 1985 under the name Rapidcredit Ltd. Headquartered in London, Moody's Investors Service provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. Credit ratings and research help investors analyze the credit risks associated with fixed-income securities. Such independent credit ratings and research also contribute to efficiencies in fixed-income markets and other obligations, such as insurance policies and derivative transactions, by providing credible and independent assessments of credit risk.

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (Spain) (CGML-Spain) is the Spanish broker-dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. The firm was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Madrid. CGML-Spain acts as a dealer, market maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets. Its major counterparties are banks, investment banks, investment managers, insurers and hedge funds and CGML-Spain has moderate trading exposure to corporates. They do not originate securitizations or engage in leveraged finance transactions.