国际英语资讯:Brazil raises growth forecast as economic recovery continues
<p><span word="BRASILIA">BRASILIA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 14-- <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2017 <span word="from">from</span> 0.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1.1 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Henrique">Henrique</span> <span word="Meirelles">Meirelles</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="trended">trended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="downwards">downwards</span>," <span word="Meirelles">Meirelles</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="calculations">calculations</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p><p>"<span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, (<span word="companies">companies</span>) <span word="were">were</span> <span word="leveraged">leveraged</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Meirelles">Meirelles</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p><span word="Furthermore">Furthermore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2018 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> 2018, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>," <span word="Meirelles">Meirelles</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2018, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delays">delays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="approving">approving</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>.</p>
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