John Lyons, Luciana Magalhaes, Matthew Cowley – The Wall Street Journal, 01/04/2013
Brazil is shifting gears in its effort to revive its troubled economy, away from aggressive currency and interest-rate policies to a more hands-off approach, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said in an interview.
“In 2013 we will reap what we have sown,” he said, predicting a return to strong growth after two years in the doldrums. “2013 will be calmer, with fewer measures, because they’ve been done.”
Brazil, the world’s second-largest developing economy after China, is a key bellwether for the economic health of the emerging world and a major source of growth, as Europe, the U.S. and Japan wrestle with debt woes.
