TY - BOOK ID - 11313303 TI - Brazil : Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV Consultation. AU - International Monetary Fund. AU - International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Staff PY - 2013 SN - 1616359455 1484390520 148438685X 1484300734 9781484386859 9781616359454 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Banks and banking -- Brazil. KW - Brazil -- Economic policy. KW - Economic development -- Brazil. KW - Economic indicators -- Brazil. KW - International Monetary Fund -- Brazil. KW - Banks and Banking KW - Exports and Imports KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public Finance KW - Statistics KW - Inflation KW - Debt KW - Debt Management KW - Sovereign Debt KW - Banks KW - Depository Institutions KW - Micro Finance Institutions KW - Mortgages KW - Fiscal Policy KW - International Lending and Debt Problems KW - General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation KW - Price Level KW - Deflation KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Banking KW - International economics KW - Econometrics & economic statistics KW - Public debt KW - External debt KW - Fiscal stance KW - State-owned banks KW - Fiscal policy KW - Prices KW - Financial institutions KW - Debts, Public KW - Banks and banking KW - Debts, External KW - Finance KW - Brazil UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:11313303 AB - This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that Brazil’s economy is recovering gradually from the slowdown that began in mid-2011. Consumption remained resilient last year underpinned by low unemployment and broad gains in real wages, although it has slowed somewhat more recently. After a protracted period of weakness, investment has begun to recover in recent quarters while business confidence has firmed. With the economy estimated to be operating close to potential, supply-side constraints have restrained near-term growth and exacerbated inflationary pressures. Financial conditions have tightened but credit growth has remained strong, driven by public banks’ lending. ER -