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Brazilian economy cools down with global turbulence

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Hildete Vodopives

For the fifth consecutive week, Brazilian financial analysts reduced their estimates for the Brazilian economic growth this year. Local market sentiment poll – Focus Report According to the Focus report, released by the Brazilian Central Bank the forecast 2011 GDP … Continue reading →

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Time to cool down? Is Brazilian economy overheated?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Hildete Vodopives

One starts to wonder if it Brazilian economy is overheated. The Economist for one, came with an article – Too Hot  (2/6/11)  Latin America’s biggest economy is more fragile than it appears. The Economist point is mainly this: the Brazilian government has a big … Continue reading →

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Brazilians pay record taxes in 2011

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Hildete Vodopives

Brazilian Internal Revenue Service (Receita Federal) announced a new records showing that taxes are moving put with the economy. Dolar is stable and country risk is down but GDP prognostics for 2011 are decelerating. The first quarter of 2011 set … Continue reading →

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The G20 aftermath: The Delhi consensus

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Janar Wasito

The Economist outlines India’s appeal in reporting on the aftermath of the G20 meetings – an interesting contrast with Brazil. “India’s appeal to foreign investors is easy to see. Its economy grew by 8.8% in the year to the second … Continue reading →

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Output, Employment in Rich World v Emerging Markets

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Janar Wasito

The Economist compares output and employment in the Rich World and Emerging Markets. “By late 2010 output and employment had turned up in most rich countries but not enough to regain pre-crisis levels (chart 3)”

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