Review of Higher Education Institutions in Regional Development 2008-10: The State of Paraná, Brazil

The State of Paraná participates in the Reviews of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Regional Development 2008-10. This site informs about Paraná, its higher education institutions, and the role Paraná's HEIs play in regional development.

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Review of Higher Education Institutions in Regional Development 2008-10: The Campinas Metropolitan Region (CMR), Brazil

The Campinas Metropolitan Region (CMR) participates in the Reviews of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Regional Development 2008-10. This site informs about the region, its higher education institutions, and the role its HEIs play in regional development

Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina 2009

¿Está aprovechando América Latina el potencial de la política fiscal como herramienta para el desarrollo?

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Launching of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 in San Salvador - 28 October 2008

Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 (LEO)

Latin American Economic Outlook 2009

Are Latin American governments maximising the potential of fiscal policy as a development tool? This 2009 edition of the annual OECD Latin American Economic Outlook analyses the progress governments in the region have achieved in the fiscal realm during the last dec

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Economic Survey of Brazil 2009: Making government operations more cost-effective

Despite considerable progress in many areas, there remains substantial scope for making government operations more cost-effective. Brazil spends a high share of GDP on selected government financed programmes in relation to many OECD countries and its emerging-market peers, but outcome indicators are often comparatively poor. As a result, in the absence of efficiency gains, further increases in spending would need to be financed

Economic Survey of Brazil 2009

Brazil has not been left unscathed by the unfolding global crisis. But economic fundamentals are strong, and the macroeconomic policy responses have been appropriate. Longer-term challenges remain, including the need for tax reform and to make government operations more cost-effective.

Economic Survey of Brazil 2009: Looking beyond the global financial and economic crisis towards sustained growth

Brazil’s economic fundamentals have improved considerably in the ten years following the abandonment of exchange rate management in 1999 and adoption of a policy framework combining inflation targeting, rules based fiscal management and a flexible exchange rate. The economy is therefore weathering the effects of the unfolding global financial and economic crisis rather well, and an incipient recovery is getting under way. The policy

Economic Survey of Brazil 2009: Reaping the benefits of macroeconomic consolidation

Despite the current problems related to the global financial and economic crisis, ongoing macroeconomic adjustment continues to bear fruit. Attainment of the primary budget surplus targets has delivered falling public debt-to-GDP ratios since 2003. Prudent debt management has reduced refinancing risk and external vulnerabilities. The forward looking conduct of monetary policy within a framework combining inflation targeting with a

Brazil: Strengthening governance for growth - Executive summary

Brazil has now entered a more advanced phase of economic development, with the need to strengthen the institutional foundations for a market-based economy.