For Minister Brazil’s 5.2% GDP Shows a Healthy Economy

Brazil’s Minister of Finance, Antônio Palocci, considered the 5.2% growth in the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2004 excellent news for the country. The figure was announced yesterday by the IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e EstatÀ­stica – Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics).

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