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Agenda: New financing for home appliances

The government's latest stimulus measure opens up credit lines for beneficiaries of its housing scheme to buy white goods and furniture.  

22 May 2013

An unhappy union

Brazil and Argentina stumble into new difficulties.

09 May 2013

The labour market weakens

Job creation slows down and eases wage growth.

09 May 2013

Slow progress on infrastructure

Uncertainties surrounding funding mechanisms and investors' returns are holding up bidding for highway concessions, but the government is accelerating the pace of funding for new infrastructure projects.

25 April 2013

Loosening fiscal policy

The government’s latest change to financing rules leads to criticism over its credibility.

25 April 2013

The central bank acts on rates

Tightening move reflects inflation concerns

18 April 2013

The mood darkens on 2013 growth

The downward trend in growth forecasts continues but FDI forecasts are still stable.

11 April 2013

A gentle pick up in confidence

Most of our proprietary indices have recovered slightly in March.

11 April 2013

Some positive signs

Recovery is still elusive, but our surveys provide modest encouragement, with consumer confidence off its recent lows.

11 April 2013

Regional poles on a high

Medium sized cities are coming to the fore in the drive to revive growth.

11 April 2013