01615cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000592 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451805888 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Brazil : Recent Economic Developments. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (219 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper describes major economic developments in Brazil in 1997. A number of issues were analyzed in the paper, including the slow progress being made in the negotiation of the fiscal adjustment programs with the states, the sustainability of the growing current account deficit, as well as the strength of the banking system following macroeconomic stabilization. The paper discusses the post-Real crisis in the states and the state adjustment programs being negotiated with the federal government. Privatization and the associated foreign direct investment flows are also described. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1998/024 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1998/024/002.1998.issue-024-en.xml IMF e-Library