Three government tasks in Brazil (Policy Brief)
Convenience: This article present three issues faced by the Brazilian state in order to (re)launch economic growth : control of public expenditure, tax reform and infrastructure improvements. The pensions reform recently approved will allow the government to save substantial amounts of fiscal resources in the upcoming years, thanks to the introduction of a minimum retirement age. […]
The sharp accumulation in government debt can’t go on forever
Summary: · Sovereign debts have increased sharply since the eighties; · Global monetary stimulus has created a low interest rate environment but public authorities have failed to benefit from cheap money to reduce debt; · Relying solely on monetary easing to mitigate the sovereign risk is too dangerous especially given the weakness of the economic […]