Brazil: growth, adaptive capacity & new green technologies
environmental opportunities and antagonisms for Brazil in the 21st CenturyArchive for inflation
Low inflation & electoral politics
Whilst Meirelles appears intent on keeping inflation in check Antonio Carlos Lembruger at RGE Monitor fears for the Real in 2009. He wants to see inflation targeting replaced with exchange rate anchoring.
Financial Times Special Report
12 articles from today’s Special Report in the FT. President of the Central Bank Henrique Meirelles video interview with Jonathan Wheatley. Meirelles insists in raising rates for as long as the threat of inflation persists. Fiscal policy reform – current civil servant pay negotiations highlighted as key to future economic health. Wheatley asks… Read the rest of this entry »
Justin Yifu Lin fears inflation over US slowdown
World Bank Chief Economist talks to Martin Wolf about challenge facing developing economies. China should worry more about the impact of inflation, caused by rise in energy and food prices,than a US slowdown (which will impact on exports). Yesterday the Brazilian government announced an extension of agricultural credit to boost agricultural production as a means to bring down the price of food staples. A recent study revealed food prices up by 15% in Sao Paulo and 50% in Natal.
