Brazil cenbank chief signals he supports changing inflation target time frame
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto indicated on Thursday he supports adopting a…
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Mexico president vows to clean up corruption at food security agency Segalmex
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday vowed to clean up cases of fraud and…
Brazil’s Lula says inflation targets too ‘rigid’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday the country’s inflation targets were excessively…
Analysis-Dollar drought haunts frontier economies
By Duncan Miriri and Marc Jones NAIROBI/LONDON (Reuters) – As Pakistan spiralled into crisis this year, Wilson Muthaura pressed its…
Brazil central bank improves 2023 GDP growth forecast to 2.0%
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank joined on Thursday a wave of recent upward revisions for the country’s economic growth…
Brazil Finance Minister confirms 3% inflation target in 2024, backs tweaking time frame
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s finance minister has confirmed the country’s monetary council will keep next year’s inflation target at…
Carrefour Brasil bets on know-how to expand small stores operation
By Carolina Pulice MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Grupo Carrefour Brasil launched a franchise model of convenience stores in the Brazilian…
Mexico considers $4.2 billion debt buyback for canceled airport, official says
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico may repurchase about $4.2 billion in outstanding bonds issued to finance a…
UN expert condemns ‘mass deportations’ of Haitians fleeing conflict
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – An independent expert to the United Nations condemned mass deportations of Haitians who had fled the country…
Argentina announces over $1 billion in credit from World Bank, IDB
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will provide Argentina with funds totaling over…