LatAm in Focus: Otaviano Canuto on Fixing Brazil's Economy Luisa Leme May 04, 2016 Productivity: that's the key word to fixing Brazil's economy. @ocanuto speaks to @luisaleme. Brazil needs to…
With the impeachment of President Dilma Roussseff being sent to the Senate on April 17, Brazil continues a period of turmoil that has lasted for more than a year…
Capital Finance International, spring 2016 World trade suffered another disappointing year in 2015, experiencing a contraction in merchandise trade volumes during the first half and only a low recovery…
The Washington Post How Brazil, the darling of the developing world, came undone Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff was suspended from office on Thursday, May 12. (Dom Phillips, Nick Miroff,…
VEJA “A economia se fortalecerá após a Lava Jato”, diz diretor do FMI Otaviano Canuto afirma que investidores estrangeiros veem oportunidades no país, que pode aproveitar o combate à corrupção…
Competitividade e Ambiente de Negócios no Brasil - Otaviano Canuto, FMI Amcham Brasil Câmara Americana de Comércio Published on Apr 6, 2016 O diretor executivo do FMI participou do 2016…
publicado 05/04/2016 15h59, última modificação 05/04/2016 15h59 São Paulo – Mercados protegidos e baixa exposição ao comércio exterior inibem concorrência, segundo o diretor do FMI Uma das causas da baixa competitividade brasileira…
O diretor executivo do Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI), Otaviano Canuto, avaliou que a crise política brasileira precisa ser superada o mais rápido possível para que sejam destravadas decisões de…
O diretor executivo do Brasil no Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI), Otaviano Canuto, afirmou nesta terça-feira, 5, que não vê um afrouxamento do rigor fiscal por parte do ministro da…
For centuries, Latin America’s economies have revolved around exporting commodities – be it digging up minerals and hydrocarbons, planting soya or coffee, or taking advantage of what animals leave behind,…
Capital outflows from emerging market economies have substantially accelerated since last year. Some analysts have taken those features as pointing to a high likelihood of a “third wave” of the global financial crisis, this time centered on emerging markets. While arguably their combination may acquire a disorderly nature and materialize systemic risks to those economies as a group – and therefore to the global economy going forward – there are also reasons to expect the significant portfolio rebalancing at play not to lead to a disruptive break.
Project Syndicate .. After decades of rapid economic growth and per capita income gains, Brazil is struggling. According to the International Monetary Fund, the country’s GDP is poised to contract by more than 7%…
Trade has been a key driver of global growth, income convergence, and poverty reduction. Both developing countries and emerging market economies have benefited from opportunities to transfer technology from…
After a exponential rise in foreign exchange reserves accumulation by emerging markets from 2000 onwards, the tide seems to have turned south since mid-2014. Changes in capital flows and commodity prices have been major factors behind the inflection, with the new direction expected to remain, given the context of the global economy going forward. Although it is too early to gauge whether the on-going relative unwinding of such reserves defenses will lead to vulnerability in specific emerging markets, the payoff from strengthening domestic policies has broadly increased.
Webcast Recap Watch the full video here The debilitating political and economic crisis that engulfed Brazil in 2015 is bound to continue in the New Year regardless of…