01592cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000985 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451805895 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Brazil : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (163 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 Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix on Brazil looks at price developments following the floating of the Real in mid-January 1999. The paper highlights that the experiences in East Asia-Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand-all show that the pass-through from devaluation to inflation has been lower than expected, with the exception of Indonesia. The paper analyzes the competitiveness and export performance of Brazil. Effects of high interest rates and currency depreciation on Brazilian enterprises are also analyzed. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/097 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/097/002.1999.issue-097-en.xml IMF e-Library