James Archer

16 Pages·2012·5.92 MB·English

by  James Archer

James Archer
Liquid Invest
•  Founded in 2006
•  British company with offices in London, Lisbon,
Panama and Fortaleza
•  Both Directors speak Spanish and Portuguese
•  Between them have over 20 years experience in
Real Estate and Investment
Brazil
•  Population: 196 Million
•  Land Mass: 3.3 Million
Square Miles
•  Language: Portuguese
•  Economy: 6th Globally
Why Brazil
~ Commodities: Brazil holds a strong position in commodities like sugar, iron ore, soybeans, orange juice, pulp,
paper, and now even oil.
~ Structural Reforms: The country has worked diligently towards structural reforms in recent years
- Lowering inflation (4.5%)
- Reducing net debt to 37.2% of GDP.
- Aggressively boosting its foreign reserves to $200 billion.
~ A Stricter Central Bank: 
Interest rate is 9%
Brazil’s banks are required to keep 30% of all deposits with the central bank, plus capital reserves of at least 11% of
total assets~
-  Increased Energy Independence: 
-  self-sufficient in oil from 2009
-  Discovered the world’s largest oil and gas reserves in decades.
-  Brazil already derives much of its own electricity from hydro energy and powers many of its cars with sugar cane
ethanol and biofuels.
-  “combining economic stability, growth and significant progress in reducing poverty and inequality—even becoming
an international benchmark in that area. In the process, the country has established itself as a leading actor on
the global economic stage.” – Christine Lagarde - IMF Managing Director
Why Fortaleza
•  Host city for the Soccer World Cup in 2014
•  $6 Billion being spent on infrastructure
•  Improved road networks
•  Airport expansion to increase passenger capacity by 166% (2011
5.5M passengers went through the airport)
•  Largest convention center in the latin america
•  Largest aquarium in South America
•  Port expansion in Pecem to create 100,000 new jobs
Why we went nuts for
coconuts…
How you can go nuts too!
Thomas Connell
Ceara
•  Ceara Climate: 70-80°F
•  No Natural Disasters
•  Sandy Loam Soil
•  Close to the Sea
•  Coconut Country
Agricultural Investment
•  Title Ownership of the Land
•  Capital Growth
•  Income Generating
•  Inflation Hedge
•  Currency Diversification
•  Ethical Investing
Investing in farmland now, before all the land is in cultivation is a wise
investment choice
Why Coconuts?
•  Coconut Oil
•  Coconut Water
•  Coconut Milk
•  Coir
•  Copra (dried)
•  Husk and Shells
•  Food stuffs
Demand vs Supply
•  93% Price Increase since 2010
•  Worlds largest producer,
Philippines have 14% of total
trees in decline
•  Natural disasters affecting
Pacific Region producers