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BRAZIL'S ECONOMY SHRINKS SHARPLY
[1] Brazil's currency has fallen sharply
against the dollar
Brazil suffered its biggest quarterly
decline in economic output for more than
[5] a decade in the final three months of last
year, official figures show.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank by
3.6% from the previous quarter, the
largest quarterly decline since 1996.
[10] The fall ends a three year run of
consistent economic growth in Brazil,
although output for the whole of 2008
remained strong at 5.1%.
The figures came on the same day that
[15] the IMF (International Monetary Fund)
predicted a global recession.
The quarterly contraction in Brazil does
not bode well for the coming year and
ends all hope that the country's economy
[20] might avoid the worst ravages of the
global economic downturn.
"The fact that the economy slowed so
sharply in the fourth quarter sets the
stage for an even steeper slowdown in
[25] 2009," said Roberto Padovani at West LB
do Brasil.
In light of the fall in GDP, the Brazilian
Central Bank could cut interest rates -
which stand at 12.75% - this week to
[30] stimulate the economy, analysts
predicted.
Miguel Jose Ribiero of Brazil's
Association of Financial Executives said
he had expected a cut of 1%, but he
[35] "wouldn't be surprised if the cut is bigger".
"The indicators show we could have a
very strong fall in economic activity in
2009," he said.
Fonte: http://news.bbc.co.uk de 10/03/09
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