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Brazils CB expects economy to expand 3 in 2013
(MENAFN) Brazil's Central Bank President, Alexandre Tombini, stated that in 2013, the country's economy will expand by 3 percent, from just 0.9 percent last year, reported Xinhua News.During the first quarter, Brazil's economy expanded by 1.05 percent compared with 0.63 percent in 2012's same period.Tombini attributed this year's expected growth to strong household ...
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Official Bullying Lurks Behind Prep for Olympics in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 2013 (IPS) - As Brazil prepares to host several sporting mega-events, human rights abuses and authoritarian interventions by the authorities are going on behind the scenes, favouring major urbanisation projects and stadium remodelling, a study ...
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Brazil fighting the good fight?
Brazil’s recent victory in a trade dispute with the US, which was resolved through the WTO is a victory, not just for the biggest economy in South America, but also for developing nations around the world, showing that the mechanisms of the WTO can be used to further their interests – although it will take years of fighting and unrelenting effort…
Brazil’s ongoing dispute with the United States over the subsidizing of cotton for producers in the US, looks like it may soon be resolved, as Brazil recently indicated it would hold off on slapping a range of 102 US goods with sanctions, if the US agreed to certain measures put forth by the South American country. Read more
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