{"id":334,"title":"Study: Brazil: How to Kick-start Economic Growth in 5 Charts","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/globalization\/brazil-kick-start-growth-5-charts\/","date":"21. November 2014","date_unix":1416565884,"date_modified_unix":1416565884,"date_iso":"2014-11-21T10:31:24+00:00","content":"<figure id=\"attachment_335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/92cd374b7c.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-335 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/92cd374b7c.jpg\" alt=\"Brazil: How to grow the economy\" width=\"600\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/92cd374b7c.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/92cd374b7c-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5 ways to grow Brazil&#8217;s economy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago, just following the Brazilian presidential election, we\u00a0published our thoughts\u00a0on the country&#8217;s opportunities for growth. Over the last 20 years, Brazil has taken crucial strides towards achieving its weighty, if elusive, economic potential. When the country rapidly emerged from the Global Recession of 2008-2009, Brazil&#8217;s momentum seemed unstoppable. More recently, however, the country has hit growing pains.<\/p>\n<p>The reelection of President Dilma Rousseff (albeit by a small margin) suggests that a majority of Brazilians still believes she can steer the country out of its current malaise. But what should be her strategy?<\/p>\n<p>This is the focus of our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfna.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/Five_Steps_To_Kickstart_Brazil%20%28Mar%202015%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new working paper <\/a>that expands upon the previous\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/globaleurope\/brazil-how-to-kick-start-growth-in-5-charts\/five-steps-to-kickstart-brazilian-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" >post<\/a>. Authored by Samuel George in our Washington office in collaboration with Cornelius Fleischhaker of The World Bank, we shared our findings\u00a0with Ambassador Mauro Vieira of Brazil on Friday November 21, 2014 in Washington, as well as online\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/globaleurope\/brazil-how-to-kick-start-growth-in-5-charts\/fileadmin\/uploads\/images\/articles\/articles_NEWS\/Brazil\/Brazil-Paper_Event211114_EN_s.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which took place at the University Club, featured a high-level audience that included the Ambassadors of Argentina and Paraguay to the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"postContentEmbed\">\n<div class=\"embedContainer embedContainer--video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brazilian Economy:  5 Steps to Kickstart Economic Growth\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/CXl6du7pTtE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Our Findings: The Foundation of Our Recommendations to\u00a0grow Brazil&#8217;s economy<\/h4>\n<p>As Brazil and other BRIC countries move forward, they face a persistent need for increased productivity and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Our belief is that addressing this root cause can lead President Rousseff to develop policies that can jump start Brazil\u2019s growth. Below in a few graphs are our recommendations. You can read the full report\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/globaleurope\/brazil-how-to-kick-start-growth-in-5-charts\/fileadmin\/uploads\/images\/articles\/articles_NEWS\/Brazil\/Brazil-Paper_Event211114_EN_s.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>1. Brazil Inflation: Restoring fiscal discipline should be a top priority<\/h4>\n<div class=\"csc-textpic csc-textpic-left csc-textpic-above\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/636971994b.png\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/636971994b.png\" alt=\"Inflation in Brasil (graphic) - limiting growth\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/636971994b.png 600w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/636971994b-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inflation over time in Brazil. Direct impact on economic growth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>2. Get a Handle on Inflation &#8211; A Persistent Latin American Problem<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/636971994b.png\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-336\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/636971994b-300x172.png\" alt=\"Chart showing Inflation in Latin America 2011-2014\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/636971994b-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/636971994b.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>3. Close the Infrastructure Gap\u00a0&#8211; The Good News is Foreign Investors Still Want in<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/20bb610129.png\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/20bb610129-380x213.png\" alt=\"Chart of Infrastructure Gap Direct Investment in Brazil 2003 - 2005\" width=\"380\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brazil Infrastructure Investment Gap and it&#8217;s connection to economic growth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>4. Education in Brazil: Educate a 21st Century Workforce<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-339\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Education in Brazil. No longer bottom of the class\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/node\/17679798\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-339 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/GED_Blog_Brazil_Chart4_Economist-380x213.png\" alt=\"OECD Chart showing South American Workforce Reading Proficiency\" width=\"380\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brazil&#8217;s Education Levels: Impacting its growth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a05. Spark Productivity by Reducing Barriers to Trade<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/12\/c64a2dccdd.png\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-338\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/c64a2dccdd-300x170.png\" alt=\"Chart showing Average Applied Tariffs Latin American Economies\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Brazil faces trying circumstances, it does not face imminent crisis. Rather, the present situation presents policymakers with an opportunity to prove that they can enact meaningful economic reform in the absence of an economic emergency. But if these changes are not made, the result may well be a crisis down the road that forces policymakers&#8216; hands.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome your thoughts on our recommendations on how Brazil can speed up its economic growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","excerpt":"<p>Over the last 20 years, Brazil has taken crucial strides towards achieving its economic potential. More recently, however, the country has hit growing pains<\/p>\n","thumbnail":null,"thumbnailsquare":null,"authors":[{"id":309,"name":"Samuel George","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/blogger\/samuel-george\/"}],"categories":[{"id":152,"name":"Globalization","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/category\/globalization\/"}],"tags":[]}