Brazil : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix.

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix on Brazil looks at price developments following the floating of the Real in mid-January 1999. The paper highlights that the experiences in East Asia-Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand-all show that the pass-through from devaluati...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/097
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix on Brazil looks at price developments following the floating of the Real in mid-January 1999. The paper highlights that the experiences in East Asia-Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand-all show that the pass-through from devaluation to inflation has been lower than expected, with the exception of Indonesia. The paper analyzes the competitiveness and export performance of Brazil. Effects of high interest rates and currency depreciation on Brazilian enterprises are also analyzed.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (163 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1934-7685
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