Brazil

  • Apr 16, 2015
  • 7 min read

Global rebalancing to support sustainable growth

After many disappointments since 2011, the IMF now paints a more convincing picture of emerging recovery

International
  • Apr 16, 2015
  • 2 min read

Vaccari arrest will boost pressures on Brazil's PT

Probes into the PT's top leadership are politically unpalatable, but impunity could prove politically destabilising

Brazil
  • Apr 15, 2015
  • 2 min read

IMF sees little upturn in Latin America in 2015-16

The large South American economies will drag down growth, as US demand aids Mexico to survive low oil price

IMF-World Bank
  • Apr 13, 2015
  • 2 min read

Protests dwindle but anger mounts in Brazil

Strong public anger against the government may scupper any accord to pass unpopular austerity measures

Brazil
  • Apr 10, 2015
  • 2 min read

Fitch negative outlook points to Brazil rating risk

The term 'negative outlook' appears to state the obvious for an economy that has seen little good news of late

Brazil
  • Apr 9, 2015
  • 6 min read

Rousseff weakness may hit Brazil education reforms

Education will be a government priority, but the political and economic climate is not propitious for reform

Brazil
  • Apr 9, 2015
  • 2 min read

Brazil inflation may ease after March peak

Inflationary pressures are likely to decline somewhat, in part as austerity and interest rates undercut demand

Brazil
  • Apr 8, 2015
  • 2 min read

Temer may bring fractious Brazil Congress to heel

Support for urgently needed and unpopular economic measures will carry political costs and may unravel

Brazil