Brazil 'overtakes UK's economy'

Brazil has become the sixth-biggest economy in the world, the country's finance minister has said.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17272716

Street children and Brazil's economic boom

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/08/brazil-children-poverty-economic-boom

Brazil inflation rate climbs after interest rate cut

Brazil's inflation rate has spiked to its highest level in more than six years. This follows a surprise 0.5% interest rate cut at the end of August. The central bank cited a "substantial deterioration" in the global economy in cutting rates to 12%. Some economists think the bank's action was premature.

"The interest rate cut came too soon," said Oxford Economic's Lloyd Barton. "It's acting as a trigger for a decline in the exchange rate, and that is exacerbating the central bank's problem with inflation."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15218174

Brazilian economy overtakes the UK

Brazil has overtaken the UK as the world's sixth largest economy, an economic research group has said.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16332115

Some interesting thoughts from tutor2u with regards GDP per capita

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/unit-2-macro-brazil-overtakes-uk-in-economic-size?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economics_news+%28tutor2u+Economics+Blog%29#When:09:36:59Z

Brazil's and Russia's economy

A wealth of natural resources is helping to fuel growth in Brazil but poverty remains a key concern.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7372443.stm

A guide to the BRIC economies.
http://www.etftrends.com/2009/05/ultimate-guide-bric-etfs.html

Russia's economy is expected to shrink by six per cent this year. It is a dramatic turnaround from just a few months ago when it was predicted to grow by five per cent.

Unemployment is rising by more than half a million a month. The result can already be seen on the streets of Moscow's soup kitchens.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8017994.stm