IMF Urges Brazil to Cap New Loans as 70 Million Default
The IMF recommends Brazil introduce a 40% debt-service-to-income cap on new household loans to curb rising defaults and protect financial...
July 29, 2026Topic
Banco Central
Brazil’s public sector has a primary surplus of R$15 billion in November
The consolidated public sector closed November with a primary surplus of R$15 billion, as the Brazilian Central Bank reported on...
December 30, 2021
Brazilian Real Devalues Further Despite Central Bank Intervention
Not even the auctions announced by Brazil’s Central Bank (BC) on Friday night, after markets had closed, managed to hold...
May 21, 2019
Brazil’s CMN Announces R$6 Billion in Credit for Small Agricultural Producers
Banks in Brazil will have to allocate approximately R$6 billion from rural deposits and savings to small farmers, announced Brazil’s...
February 1, 2019
Brazilian GDP Expected Growth Cut to 1.05% for 2014
GDP growth cut in latest report from Banco Central in Brazil to 1.05 percent for 2014 whilst inflation increases indicating...
July 15, 2014
Brazil Interest Rates at Two-Year-High: Daily
The Brazilian Central Bank has raised interest rates to a two-year high, signaling to the country’s banks that it is...
April 4, 2014
Brazilian Real Recovers on Fed Decision
It has been a volatile 2013 so far for Brazil’s currency, and indeed for Latin America’s largest economy as a...
September 24, 2013
Brazil Inflation ‘Among Highest in World’: Daily
The current rate of inflation in Brazil is among the highest in the world, with only India and Russia with...
September 30, 2011