Brazil
A huge country rich in both natural resources and entrepreneurial talent, Brazil has the ninth largest economy in the world and a GDP greater than any other Latin American country.
Thanks to recent economic reforms, Brazil is experiencing explosive growth. In his first term of office, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reduced consumer price inflation (from 12.5% in 2002 to less than 3% in 2006), paid off the nation’s debt to the IMF, slashed Brazil’s total domestic debt load, boasted the value of the real, and transformed Brazil’s trade balance, formerly a deficit, into a yearly trade surplus.
Fueling Brazil’s economy is a significant increase in its exports, which more than doubled in 2005 to $118 billion from $58 billion in 2001. Not only is Brazil the world’s leading exporter of sugar, coffee, beef, soybeans and orange juice, but also its major exports include aircraft, vehicles, textiles and footwear. Brazil’s top trading partners include the United States, Argentina, China, the Netherlands and Germany.
Investors eager to benefit from Brazil’s phenomenal growth have several ETFs to choose from, including iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund. To learn more about these opportunities, click below.
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