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Opinion: “Slight Deceleration” in G20 Trade Restrictions but Continued Vigilance Needed

By Roberto Azevêdo
The latest report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on G20 trade measures shows a slight deceleration in the application of new trade-restrictive measures by G20 economies, with the average number of such measures applied per month lower than at any time since 2013.

Opinion: Brazil at the Crossroads

By Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho
Even moderately well-informed analysts knew that the Brazilian economy was in dire straits as President Dilma Rousseff initiated her second term in office in January.

OPINION: Rousseff Re-elected President – What Lies Ahead for Brazil?

By Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho
The tight race between incumbent President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil’s Workers’ Party and her opponent, Aecio Neves from the centre-right Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) party, ended on Sunday, Oct. 26 with the re-election of Rousseff.


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