Tag: IOF tax

• Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 00:04 UTC

  Brazil announces measures to stimulate economy and domestic consumption

  

  Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega announced Thursday a package of measures aimed at stimulating the economy and domestic consumption, amid an international crisis mainly affecting developed nations as a consequence of the Euro situation.

• Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 05:29 UTC

  Carnival hangover could bring capital ‘quarantine’ for speculative inflows

  

  The Brazilian government is considering additional foreign exchange measures to contain the rapid appreciation of the Real, a source inside the Finance Ministry told the Sao Paulo Estado news agency Friday.