Brazil’s 0.6% third-quarter growth offers Jair Bolsonaro some relief
03 December 2019 - 21:53
Rio de Janeiro — Brazil’s economy, Latin America’s largest, picked up pace in the third quarter, official figures showed on Tuesday, beating expectations and offering relief to President Jair Bolsonaro who has made reviving growth a priority.
After stalling in the first three months of the year, the economy has now had two consecutive quarters of growth, the statistics agency said, steering clear of a recession that had seemed likely only months ago...
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