PODCAST - BROOKINGS - THE CURRENT What do the Amazon fires mean for Brazil’s economic future? Otaviano Canuto Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, deforestation of…
Brazil's economic recovery after the deep 2015-16 recession has been the slowest on record, with GDP per capita last year remaining more than 9% below its pre-crisis peak. The IMF's annual report on the country's economy, released two weeks ago, estimated current GDP to be nearly 4% below its potential level, which suggests insufficiency of aggregate demand. On the other hand, as the slow recovery reflects structural factors, it is necessary to avoid the use of measures to reinforce such demand that might run against the confrontation of such problems.
Throughout my last 15 years working in multilateral institutions, many times around the world I was asked to speak about the success of poverty reduction in Brazil during the…
Americas Quarterly - January 30, 2019 Without reforms, financial markets’ optimism may crumble – and bring the house down. Judging by the reaction of financial markets, the Brazilian economy…
GLOBAL ATLANTA JANUARY 24, 2019 | TREVOR WILLIAMS (Photo) Otaviano Canuto dialogues with CNN Espanols Gabriela Frias during a World Affairs Council of Atlanta event Wednesday night. Brazil’s new president has…
Canuto, O., Ribeiro dos Santos, T. "Economic effects of the Brazilian constitution", Novos Estudos CEBRAP, v.37, n.3, p.417‑426, September-December 2018. (see original here) The goal of this article is…
Recent reforms have helped improve Brazil's business environment. Further changes could do away with the "Brazil cost" once and for all.
How To Fix Brazil’s Economy 3rd October 2018 0 Comments Brazil is approaching its most consequential election since the end of military rule more than three decades ago. But…
Brazil’s future hinges on the implementation of smart, gradual, and coherent economic reforms that facilitate productivity growth and put the country on the path toward fiscal sustainability. Whoever wins the upcoming election has a responsibility to address that imperative.
The Brazilian economy is suffering from a combination of ‘productivity anemia’ and ‘public sector obesity’
Dollar strengthening and political uncertainty impair emerging markets
08 August 2018 The Brazilian economy pays a price in terms of productivity foregone because of its lack of trade openness. A trade opening process would bring an adjustment…
Argentina and Turkey combine balance-of-payments fragility and exposure to dollar appreciation
The Heat: Brazil's economy rebounds Pt 2 CGTN America Published on Apr 25, 2018 To discuss, tonight's panel includes Maria Paula Carvalho, a journalist and author of the book “Brazil,…
Outlook on Brazil and Southern Cone Economies Council of the Americas, February 6, 2018 Council of the Americas and FONPLATA held a discussion on the Southern Cone economies in…