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Brazil's recession will be long and recovery tepid

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BRAZIL

Poor industrial performance adds to a long list of woes for an economy facing a deep recession, with increasing unemployment, high inflation and the risk of losing its hard-won…

Prospects for Brazil in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for Brazil in 2016.

Prospects for Latin America in the fourth quarter

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PROSPECTS Q4 2015

Prospects for Latin America in the fourth quarter.

Brazil 'old order’ parties move to regain lost ground

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BRAZIL

Outlook for the presidential election.

Political crisis crimps urgent reform hopes in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Mounting political and economic crisis.

Petrobras undermines Brazil's investment efforts

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BRAZIL

A lagging economy, declining global commodity prices and the crippling corruption crisis affecting state-owned oil giant Petrobras (estimated at 17 billion dollars in losses) have…

Brazil business will see no rapid recovery

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BRAZIL

Among those awaiting the beginning of the Rio Olympic Games on August 5, business leaders will be looking forward to a period of relative political and economic calm. They will…

Trade plans will spark Uruguay coalition frictions

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URUGUAY

President Tabare Vazquez is seeking greater international links via trade accords with countries on the Pacific coast of South America, despite some ideological resistance from…

Power vacuum is a growing risk in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The amendment is a flagship policy of President Michel Temer in his attempt to address Brazil’s fiscal crisis. However, the government’s victory was qualified, as the initiative…

Interest rates will continue to rise in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The increase, the largest since 2002, comes despite low growth expectations and reflects concerns over rising inflation, with the Central Bank warning of a similar rate rise in…