Tag: Paulo Guedes

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Brazil's Economy Minister in favor of taxing the wealthiest

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Monday expressed his approval to apply an income tax on the extra wealthy citizens in exchange for easing down on collections levied on enterprises, it was reported.

• Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Mercosur-Europe FTA now or never, EU diplomat in Buenos Aires says

  

  The European Union's Ambassador to Argentina said Thursday that if the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur was to be revived it was now or never.

• Friday, April 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazil's Economy Minister says Europe keen on Mercosur deal

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Thursday said he had heard from European representatives a renewed interest in closing a trade deal with Mercosur.

• Friday, April 22nd 2022 - 09:19 UTC

  Economic sanctions “destroy bridges” and stimulate “economic wars”, minister Guedes

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro Economy minister, Paulo Guedes said that Brazil clearly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine but is point blank against imposing economic sanctions on Moscow, a close BRICS partner.

• Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 10:32 UTC

  Brazil planning a second tariffs cut without Mercosur endorsement “to protect people's lives and health”

  

  Brazil is considering a further reduction in import fees without having the endorsement of Mercosur country members, reports O Estado de Sao Paulo. The idea is to cut Import Tax rates by another 10% on most products traded with countries outside the bloc.

• Tuesday, April 12th 2022 - 23:12 UTC

  New pricing system puts Brazil closer to joining OECD, says Guedes

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Tuesday said his country was a step closer to joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) after a new transfer pricing system was introduced.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Brazil still committed to joining OECD, Minister Guedes tells the group

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Monday reaffirmed in Paris his country's commitments to the guidelines of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  UK/Brazil clash over an Expanded Trade Partnership; beef and other meats the stumbling barrier

  

  Brazil has been reluctant to take forward negotiations for an Expanded Trade Partnership, ETP, with the UK since Brasilia claims that the terms offered were disappointing, and unbalanced since they only contemplated the interests of Britain, “ignoring Brazil's demand to increase its exports to the UK”.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 09:19 UTC

  Brazil: Guedes favors tax cuts to keep fuel affordable

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Tuesday said it was “easier to eradicate poverty than to make gasoline cheaper.” He also raised the possibility of cutting diesel taxes but was against creating a buffer fund.

• Monday, January 24th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

  Global Inflation: Brazil's Guedes and Europe's Lagarde have opposing positions

  

  Brazilian economy minister Paulo Guedes said that inflation will become a long-term challenge for Western countries, since “the beast is already out of the bottle”, and central bankers have been caught “sleeping at the driving wheel”.