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IMF chief urges Brazil to get economy back on track

Xinhua, April 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday that "very cold winds are blowing" in Brazil, and the country badly needed to bring its economy back on track, a local news website reported.

"Brazil's economic situation is very worrying in terms of unemployment, inflation...and growth potential," Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF, was quoted by Globo News as saying during a speech in Washington.

The Brazilian economy is currently mired in recession, with rising unemployment and inflation and a high interest rate of 14.25 percent.

"We are waiting, no matter what the internal political situation, for uncertainty to be removed and for Brazilian macroeconomic policy return to stability," added Lagarde.

Furthermore, Brazil must adopt policies that allow it to meet its fiscal objectives and build "a business climate that will allow growth," Lagarde continued.

Lagarde's remarks came the same week as the IMF released its growth projections for Brazil, stating the country is likely to contract by 3.8 percent in 2016 and see zero growth in 2017.

The organization believes continued domestic uncertainties in Brazil are restricting the government's capacity to formulate and execute policies, according to the World Economic Outlook released by the IMF Tuesday. Endit