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Brazil : Coping With a Double Whammy

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Brazil’s economy is currently undergoing the effects of a double whammy.

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On the macroeconomic policy front, fiscal adjustment is being implemented in tandem with a double realignment of relative prices. On the microeconomic side, a corruption scandal around procurement of the state-controlled oil company (Petrobras) has underwhelmed some major national companies, leading to a downscaling of private and public investment outlays.

GDP is expected to contract by more than 1% in 2015 and current 12-month inflation rates – close to 9% – are forecast to slowly converge toward the target center (4.5%) along 2016-17. Prospects of a future economic recovery stem from a three-pronged growth agenda outlined by the government.

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Brazil : Coping With a Double Whammy

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Illustration Programme Amériques
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Ifri's work on the Americas region focuses mainly on the United States. Indeed, for more than 20 years, Ifri's Americas Program has provided keys to understanding American society and domestic policy while shedding light on developments in the country's foreign policy, including transatlantic relations and trade issues. 

 

Since 2023, a specific axis on Latin America structures more actively Ifri's research on this region.

 

Ifri's Canada program was active in 2015 and 2016.

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