Brazil made a formal application to join OECD. Getting into the club, at last and no longer an outsider. What changed? Raising the bar This week Minister of Finance Henrique Meirelles was in Paris for the OECD Forum. He participated in a ministerial panel. Talking to a group of delegates from Diplomacia Civil, Minister Meirelles saidContinue reading “How joining OECD affects Brazilian business?”
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Why are you afraid of globalization?
The idea that there is a fear of globalization was the most interesting thing I heard today at the OECD Forum. The lounge was crowded.
From the OECD Forum in Paris
The OECD Forum opened yesterday in Paris to debate the most pressing social and economic challenges confronting society. Leaders and influencers from all sectors of civil society are here. The speakers include former and current heads of state and government, leaders of NGOs and trade unions, academics and the press. I met some Brazilians there and we talkedContinue reading “From the OECD Forum in Paris”
When will Brazilian GDP recover?
For 2017, the Brazilian government’s official number is 1% growth, with the recovery starting already in the first quarter. However, according to O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper, the Minister of Finance, Henrique Meirelles, has already admitted in private conversations with members of Congress that the economy should something around 0.5% in 2017. for the lastContinue reading “When will Brazilian GDP recover?”
Optimism returns, The Economist
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21709352-stand-leader-little-optimism-returns-brazilian-firms-emerge-gloom?frsc=dg%7Cd …. A positive trend, albeit brief
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