BRAZIL: Presidential dual rhetoric to continue to delay reform effort
President Jair Bolsonaro’s capacity to operate in two ostensibly conflicting worlds – that of social media and his own government – reached a high point this week. Bolsonaro has been as erratic as ever, resorting to confusing doublespeak. The net result is further delays in the r… Become a member to read the rest […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Mboweni’s do-or-die budget
● Expectations ahead of the budget presentation on 26 February are largely pessimistic in the context of deteriorating economic growth and skyrocketing public debt. ● Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will try – against all odds – to avert the loss of South Africa’s final investme… Become a member to read the rest of this […]
BRAZIL: Tight agenda, conflicting legislative priorities
Good relations between President Jair Bolsonaro and congressional leaders are desirable but not imperative for economic reforms. A strong emphasis on the economic agenda both in government and Congress may result in the approval of tax reforms in an electoral y… Become a member to read the rest of this article
BRAZIL: Guedes gets it wrong in Davos, Bolsonaro gets it right in Brasilia
Economy Minister Paulo Guedes’ comment at the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week that the environment’s worst enemy is poverty disappointed those who expected him to focus solely on significant improvements to the economy and investment opportunities in the country over the nex… Become a member to read the rest of this article