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Investors Cheer Brazil’s Next Economic Czar
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A former treasury secretary, and economist at Bradesco Management, Joaquim Levy, is appointed central bank chief for the second term of president Dilma Rousseff. During Rousseff's first term Brazil's currency lost a third of its value and the economy faces low growth and high inflation. Financial markets expect the new central bank chief to pursue conservative policies to keep Brazil's investment grade ratings. Levy has been in this kind of environment before. In Lula Silva's first term the economy faced many problems with high debt, prospect of default, declining currency, and lack of confidence in financial markets. Levy took over at Treasury during 2003-2006, when he pursued debt reduction and improved confidence. He is a University of Chicago trained economist and former IMF official.
Joaquim Levy, head of Brazil's central bank 2015-
11/26/2014
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Investors Cheer Brazil’s Next Economic Czar
Wall Street Journal 11/26/2014
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