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Brazil Sinks into Technical Recession on Second Quarter Output Contraction
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Brazil's GDP and economic growth in 2014-2015
08/28/2015
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Brazil Sinks into Technical Recession on Second Quarter Output Contraction
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Soyabeans from Brazil and Argentina, iron ore from Brazil, copper from Chile, coffee from Columbia, and oil from Ecuador and Venezuela- Latin American exports remain tied to commodities in 2010, especially with the surge in China's growth. The situation remains unchanged from prior decades.
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The Economist on the Brazilian economy's perilous situation in 2015-2016
04/05/2015
Dollar debts for Brazil went up from $100 billion in 2010 to $250 billion in 2015, according to BIS data. Even more in local currency terms which went up from 210 billion reais to 650 billion reais. BNDES and Caixa Economic Federal, 2 state owned banks made up 35% of bank loans in Brazil in 2009, by 2015 this went up to 55%, making Brazil's banking system a fiscal operation overly dependent on the state. With rates as high as 16%, the state banks provide subsidized loans to firms at 5.5%. Monetary policy is difficult for the central bank as increasing rates to shore up the declining real would hurt the economy, which is expected to contract by 1.5% by official estimates, but higher according to other private estimates. The declining real, drought affecting hydroelectric generated power prices, and lower export revenues, in addition to high debt interest payments exceeding 6% of GDP, are leading to low or no economic growth for 2015-2016. This comes at a time of corruption issues and ratings one notch above junk for state oil company Petrobras, which itself needs government support.
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Commodities exports make up about one fifth of output in Peru and Chile. Slowdown in growth in China will affect exports of copper and other metals. Brazil's growth faces additional hurdles with low investment rates, poor infrastructure and other problems. This in turn affects companies ranging from beer producers to other companies depending on sales in the region.
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