On the external side, the current account deficit decreased from $33 billion to $24 billion in 1999, being totally financed by record inflows of $30 billion in foreign direct investment. Despite depressed commodities prices, exports are expected to make a robust recovery in 2000, as a result of improved Brazilian competitiveness and a more favorable international scenario. Brazil's trade balance could reach a surplus of nearly $4 billion in 2000, even with an expected increase in imports.
The implementation of inflation targeting in Brazil is off to a promising start. The adoption by the IMF, for the first time, of a consultation mechanism on inflation targets, in the last revision of the program, stresses the soundness of our current monetary policy.
On the micro side, a major overhaul of the regulatory aspects of the money market and of the domestic government debt market has just been completed. Financial repression is also being greatly reduced. The plan is to reduce the volume of directed credit as well as reserve requirements so as to improve microeconomic efficiency and also to enhance the transmission mechanism of monetary policy. The capital account of the balance of payments is being liberalized. For this year, we will place a new focus on capital markets reform, including improved transparency rules and minority shareholder protection. These policies are being supplemented by the adoption of stronger prudential measures that include a revision of the payments system and improved bank supervision and regulation. These microeconomic reforms will support Brazil's inflation targeting cum flexible exchange rate system.
On the external side, the current account deficit decreased from $33 billion to $24 billion in 1999, being totally financed by record inflows of $30 billion in foreign direct investment. Despite depressed commodities prices, exports are expected to make a robust recovery in 2000, as a result of improved Brazilian competitiveness and a more favorable international scenario. Brazil's trade balance could reach a surplus of nearly $4 billion in 2000, even with an expected increase in imports.
The implementation of inflation targeting in Brazil is off to a promising start. The adoption by the IMF, for the first time, of a consultation mechanism on inflation targets, in the last revision of the program, stresses the soundness of our current monetary policy.
On the micro side, a major overhaul of the regulatory aspects of the money market and of the domestic government debt market has just been completed. Financial repression is also being greatly reduced. The plan is to reduce the volume of directed credit as well as reserve requirements so as to improve microeconomic efficiency and also to enhance the transmission mechanism of monetary policy. The capital account of the balance of payments is being liberalized. For this year, we will place a new focus on capital markets reform, including improved transparency rules and minority shareholder protection. These policies are being supplemented by the adoption of stronger prudential measures that include a revision of the payments system and improved bank supervision and regulation. These microeconomic reforms will support Brazil's inflation targeting cum flexible exchange rate system.
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