News Expert-Log | JAN/FEV 2014

An AmAzing And hAppy 2014! By keeping values and celeBrating achievements.

In Brazil: Party, BBQ and Football! | more

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Is the next financial crisis on the way? | more

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Welcome to our new Branch Office in São Paulo | more

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National Express Brazil ready to bite its market share and the launch of Expert-Log’ mobile tracking | more

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So we’re starting another year, and another edition of our Newsletter: filled with hope, motivation and energy to conquer the world in this New Year to come. Does it sound unobtainable? Definitely not! After having lots of fun at our end of the year celebrations, continued inspiration and willingness is what our co-workers are ready to offer you this New Year. As every company dreams and expects, Expert-Log finished 2013 celebrating the achievements of our goals, and now we are ready to work harder and smarter, developing innovations for the market among several improvement projects.

Every year we meet our goals we also grow from learning day-to-day to predict any obstacles and inconveniences and strive to meet our client’s needs and surpass their expectations. Our new projects are focused to further develop our IT department to better assist and facilitate our operations and, therefore, yours. Our owner inspired Foundation was formed in accord with our tireless efforts to assist those less privileged and in need of developing the skills for a decent life. We believe that when

you work hard, your possibilities in life widen, this is why thru our foundation we are offering those in need not only the instruments for sustenance such as food and clothing but also the instrument of knowledge and the idea that they can with hard work achieve anything they aspire to be.

In this spirit, we are preparing ourselves to ensure and prove that Expert-Log offers one of the best and most welcoming work environments for our clients as well as our employees: by taking care of our home; you will feel at home. By translating into words Expert-Log is proud to announce that you will receive a monthly institutional e-flyer that will be in line with all our ideals and goals and experiences as well as the latest information in regards to cargo.Faith is our inspiration for January: trust, unrestricted delivery and, regardless of religion, believing with conviction in a promising future for all. In 2014, we wish to reaffirm this commitment with our customers and partners and prepare to begin another year of promising opportunities.

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Joy and a casual atmosphere were abundant in the x-mas party for Expert-Log’ Family in curitiba. A sense of team spirit as well as a family friendly environment is our goal for in our office and while having fun with our co-workers. As they say a picture is worth a thousand words!!!

An intimate and warm dinner ended the year in miami, this team is compiled of passionate and competent profes-sionals whom maintain a vision for success. Together with the purpose of overcoming obstacles and obtaining achievements, our employees in miami are a top notch team who have won the admiration of our customers.


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Trading companies are classified as indirect exports and are treated as direct exports in a fiscal aspect. They have advantages, mainly for the do-mestic small and medium producers who do not have a structure dedicated to foreign trade operations. Your par-ticipation in Brazilian exports increa-sed in 2013, being responsible for 9.8 % of total sales of the country abroad (u.S. $ 242.179 billion) industry, sur-passing the 2012 percentage of 9.3 %. The value of these transactions incre-ased 4.9 %, from u.S. $ 22.563 billion in 2012 to $ 23.658 billion in 2013.

For imports for the corporate seg-ment, there was a decrease of 11 % in comparison. Purchases last year were $ 4.417 billion, while in 2012, had been $ 4.961 billion. The share of total na-tional procurement (u.S. $ 239.621 billion) was reduced to 1.8 %, as in 2012, was 2.2%. The trade sector to-talled u.S. $ 28.075 billion, an increase

of 2% of the value measured in 2012 (u.S. $ 27.524 billion). The surplus of enterprises trading companies also expanded, by 9.3 %, from u.S. $ 17.602 billion to $ 19.241 billion.

The main destination market for Bra-zilian exports in the segment in 2013 was china, with sales of $ 9.864 billion, representing 41.7 % of total exports. Following appeared: Japan (u.S. $ 2.179 million, share 9.2%), Netherlands (u.S. $ 1.331 billion, 5.6%), South korea (u.S. $ 1.269 billion, 5.4%) and germany (u.S. $ 983.9 million, 4.2%). china was also the main supplier market enter-prises Brazilian Trading companies in the year, with transactions of $ 955.1 million, equivalent to 21.6% of total purchase amount. In second place is Argentina (u.S. $ 791.6 million, a 17.9 % share), followed by united States (u.S. $ 548.7 million, 12.4%), mexico (u.S. $ 376.6 million, 8 5%) and the united kingdom (u.S. $ 326.4 million).

TrAding COmpAniES ExpOrTEd 9.8% OF ALL SALES OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY

source: mDIc

In the import basket of trading com-panies, industrial goods represen-ted 97.1 % and 2.9 % corresponded commodities: passenger cars (u.S. $ 1.593 billion, a 36.1 % share of to-tal imported), transmitters and cell phones, airplanes, pneumatic and automatic data processing machi-nes receptors.

commodity exports accounted for 89 % of export value by Tradings, especially: iron ore, soybeans, grain corn, soybean meal and poultry meat. In all industrialized (11 %), the products are sold, in 2013, were fro-zen orange juice, raw sugar, instant coffee, orange juice, not frozen and refined sugar.


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considered the “economic engine” of Bra-zil, the state of São Paulo accounts for over 30 % of the gDP; It is the 3rd most populated administrative unit in South America and has the largest population of the Federative republic of Brazil (over 40 million people, 645 cities).

São Paulo is among the States with high human Development Index (surpassed by

With the aim of offering our knowledge and participate more actively in this great slice of the market, Expert-Log launches this January its newest office in São Paulo. This comes to prove our philosophy that, relying on our own offices and people, without going through third party agents, we can guarantee high level on service’ delivery, far beyond the competition. This fact can reduce our client’s operating costs, minimizing delays in procedu-res and several risks.

Our sPEcIfIc GOALs: ArE TO FINISh 2014 BETWEEN ThE 100 LArgEST FrEIghT FO-rWArDErS IN SãO PAuLO. FOr 2015, Our PLANS ArE EvEN mOrE ENThuSIASTIc: cLOSINg ThE YEAr BETWEEN ThE 50 mAJOr FrEIghT FOrWArDErS.

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ExpAnding Our BuSinESS:expert-log launches the new são paulo Branch oFFice.

Santa catarina and the Federal District), providing the best infrastructu-re and skilled labor to manufacture products for high-tech exports. The State of São Paulo has the largest industrial park and the largest Brazilian economic output.

The São Paulo industry relies strongly on a technological basis for ge-nerating export products with high added value. It includes: Information Technology (IT), computers, Aerospace and Automotive. The agricultural sector of São Paulo is energetic and exhibits high productivity.

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35 %of São Paulo exports are mainly generated by these products: sugar, automotive vehicles, airplanes, cell phones, meat and orange juice.

of Brazil’s imports of manufactured goods are held by the State of São Paulo. The example of moving through the Port of Santos | SSZ - the largest in La-tin America - are more than 20,000 /TEuS imported weekly. It is important to mention the wide operation at both airports of the State: viracopos | vcP, in cam-pinas; and the governor André Franco montoro Air-port/guarulhos International Airport | gru.

National Express was developed two years ago in order to focus its activi-ties mainly on the domestic airfreight service.

Following the success in international freight forwarding for air cargo, this project came to participate in the strong and visible demand in the market, which is based in the vast growth of air trans-port in the country.

This modal is still developing its infras-tructure, despite its great potential for strengthening, expansion and, conse-quently, an increase in the companies’ earnings and employment generation.Some factors have been encouraging its

consolidation, such as the poor condition of national highways and almost negligi-ble use of waterways and Brazilian rail-roads. Another important factor is the evolution of the e-commerce in Brazil, in which the growth of its demand requires structuring of the internal transport to ensure the delivery of the goods traded via digital commerce within the extensi-ve national borders.

By noticing the opportunity to develop and grow in this business’ sector, Ex-pert-Log provides comprehensive ser-vice in the whole country, with perso-nalized and dedicated service “door to door”, relying on its own staff at offices in curitiba and manaus.

National Express Brazil – Fast Action for your urgent Needs.

We offer customized treatment according to the need of your lo-gistics throughout Brazil / modal Freight in Air and road / collection service, tracking, delivery and in-surance all the way.

Express ServicesYour cargo delivered in the short-est possible time / Exclusive from delivery to collection / Total priori-ty on load regardless of time.

Regular Servicescollections and deliveries within the business hours.

Service Schedules:South & Southeast regions: 24hr to 48hr

North & Northeast regions: 48hr to 72hr

Special Services: Hot LineIdeal for small loads that must ship with extreme urgency, ships with Expert-Log agents via domestic flights and guarantees release of cargo at destination upon arrival.

CharterWe have partners in aviation which offer freights dedicated to heli-copter rent and Air Taxi / Ideal for those who cannot waste time!

discover our department Focused on domestic transport: expert-log national express Brazil.

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The maria Elizabet Souza Foundation, expresses its public intent, reaffirms collective values and places its horizon aimed at providing the opportunity for people to be involved in the transfor-mation of our society. Established and managed by Expert-Log global Solu-tions, we enable those in need to obtain education, confirming their practices and updating their values to direct new standards in the relationships of coe-xistence and collective work. Sustai-nable Development, corporate Social

responsibility and rights of the child and Adolescents are the main principles that guide the initiatives of the Founda-tion, social inclusion projects and the development and training of our you-th to become leaders who will inspire others to obtain the tools they need to excel in their lives and to deliver results that surpass expectations. Our goal is to reduce the vulnerable situation of our children and adolescents and increase opportunities to those who constitute the future of Brazil.

MARIA ELIZABET SOUZA Foudation

ExpErT-lOg launches its own moBile tracking “on-the-go”

MOBILE TrAckING “on-the-go”Follow your load anywhere at anytime with the exclusive Expert-Log App you will be able to:

IF YOu DO WISh TO rEcEIvE mOrE INFOrmATION, YOu cAN cONTAcT uS AT curITIBA hEADQuArTErS.

Donwload Expert-Log’s App for Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snowmanlabs.app.expertlog&hl=pt_BR

The global economy is fragile. macro-economic, social and political risks are interrelated and depending on the magnitude become systemic, with sig-nificant impacts on international trade and capital flows between countries. In 2014, to manage global risks effec-tively and increase resilience to im-pacts, greater efforts by governments to understand, measure and predict the evolution of the interdependen-cies between risks designed for uncer-tain environments are needed.

At the World Economic Forum 2014 in Davos, 31 global economic risks according to the level of concern, probability, impact and interconnec-tions among them were mapped. here below, in my view, the 9 key risks of the biggest concerns for the global macro economy in 2014 and that can generate systemic crises and widely amplified for the rest of the world: (a) the continuity of the fiscal pro-blems in developed economies as the key united States and Europe in

the Eurozone; (b) the continuation of high unemployment in the united States and the PIIgS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, greece and Spain); (c) unde-remployment in many countries with very low labor productivity; (d) severe income inequality between rich and poor countries with decline in global consumption growth of households and enterprises high indebtedness on income and/or profits post-financial crisis of 2008; (e) severe political ins-tability and social economies of Euro-pe (Italy, Spain, France, ukraine and greece), South America (Brazil and Argentina), middle East (Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey) with lowering of credit notes by the rating agencies and flow of risk capital or repatria-tion of currency; (f) failure of finan-cial mechanisms in debt securities of cities and chinese banks through derivatives products in the financial market; (g) fall in the price of metal commodities due to the slowdown of the chinese economy; (h) greater in-cidence of extreme weather events in

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important economic regions; (i) the monetary economic policy failures do not globally coordinated, with the withdrawal of monetary stimulus in the u.S. and increases in interest rates in BrIcS (Brazil, russia, India, china and South Afri-ca) creating imbalances in financial flows between developed and developing countries, generating a balance of payments crisis in the trading account, the financial account and depreciation of currencies of emerging countries relati-ve to the u.S. dollar; (j) problems credit and real estate bubbles in BrIcS.

The year 2014 may be the beginning of the era of the perfect storm. my predic-tions for the next 4 years (2014-2017), is that there will be a global economic collapse worse than in 2008, which may occur at any time during this period: new collapses of public, political and social debt in the euro zone, u.S. debt crisis, fall of stronger chinese growth than in previous periods, slower growth in emerging markets and problems of financial credit notes and wars in the middle East. During this period, economic policy makers will be unable to prevent the loss of strength of the global economy. But why the prophecies are worse than the collapse of 2008? Because as in 2008, between 2014-2017, we will have a very se-rious financial and economic crisis, and although very different from 2008, cen-tral governments have greater difficulties in fiscal and monetary instruments to mitigate it. In 2008, the governments of developed countries have been able to cut interest rates, fiscal stimulus could use up to 10 percent of gDP, were able to rescue the banks and many companies that collapsed. Today, five years later, the EQs (quantitative easing, printing money by the u.S. Treasury and Europe-an and Japanese monetary stimulus programs) become less effective because the problem is the new debt solvency and not liquidity, given that fiscal deficits

are astronomical. And yet, all coun-tries need to reduce deficits becau-se, if they grow, increases the risk of a Ponzi structure of non-payment of debts in bulk. Today, with the high in-debtedness of the major governments of the world, there’s more to rescue banks because there is opposition to that of taxpayers and governments are almost insolvent. This means that as governments cannot save, what to say if they want to save the banks? In short, a possible new melting of global financial markets happening between sometime between 2014-2017 will no longer have the safety net to absorb shocks, because governments overs-pent in the last four years after the cri-sis of 2008. The end of this will be the real side of the economy with higher poverty, higher overall unemployment, lower trade flow between countries and political and social unprecedented exhibitions worldwide. The growth mo-dels of economies should be reviewed.

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