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Brasilia 2017 Video: Brazil's Central Bank President Ilan Goldfajn

Speakers:

  • Ilan Goldfajn, President, Central Bank of Brazil (Download his remarks.)
  • Samantha Pearson, Brazil Correspondent, Wall Street Journal (interviewer)

From interest rates to inflation targets, Ilan Goldfajn shared the Brazilian Central Bank's latest projections for the country's economic growth at AS/COA's Latin American Cities Conference in Brasilia. To have sustained growth in the country, there needs to be continued reform, beginning with social security, but also labor and tax reforms.

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