1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960267803321

Titolo

Brazil : : Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV Consultation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2013

ISBN

9781484390528

1484390520

9781484300732

1484300734

9781484386859

148438685X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (100 p.)

Collana

IMF Staff Country Reports

Disciplina

336.3435

Soggetti

Banks and banking -- Brazil

Brazil -- Economic policy

Economic development -- Brazil

Economic indicators -- Brazil

International Monetary Fund -- Brazil

Banks and Banking

Exports and Imports

Macroeconomics

Public Finance

Statistics

Inflation

Debt

Debt Management

Sovereign Debt

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Fiscal Policy

International Lending and Debt Problems

General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation

Price Level

Deflation

Public finance & taxation

Banking

International economics



Econometrics & economic statistics

Public debt

External debt

Fiscal stance

State-owned banks

Fiscal policy

Prices

Financial institutions

Debts, Public

Banks and banking

Debts, External

Finance

Brazil

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS; BOXES; 1. What Explains Weak Investment in Brazil?; 2. FDI in Brazil; 3. Status of Implementation of 2012 FSAP Key Recommendations; 4. Fiscal Stimulus; OUTLOOK AND RISKS; 5. Brazil's Corporates: Rising Leverage But Improving Liquidity; 6. How Fast Can Brazil Grow?; 7. Public Debt Dynamics in Recent Year; 8. Household Financial Soundness; POLICY DISCUSSIONS; A. Economic Outlook and Risks; B. Near-Term Policy Stance; C. Strengthening Brazil's Policy Frameworks; 9. Basel III Capital Requirements and Estimated Impacts

D. Domestic Demand Rebalancing and Boosting Long-Term Growth STAFF APPRAISAL; FIGURES; 1. Recent Economic Developments; 2. Inflation; 3. External Sector; 4. Macroeconomic Policies; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Financial Markets; 7. Public Debt Sustainability: Bound Tests; 8. Public Debt Sustainability: Bound Tests; 9. External Debt Sustainability: Bound Tests; TABLES; 1. Selected Economic and Social Indicators; 2. Balance of Payments; 3. Main Fiscal Indicators; 4. Depository Corporations and Monetary Aggregates; 5. Medium-Term Macroeconomic Framework, Balance of Payments, and External Debt

6. External Vulnerability 7. Financial Soundness Indicators, 2008-2012; 8. Statement of Operations of the General Government (GFSM 2001); 9. General Government Stock Positions (GFSM 2001); 10. NFPS Gross Debt Sustainability Framework, 2010-2018; 11. Net Public Sector Debt Sustainability Framework, 2010-2018; 12. External Debt Sustainability Framework, 2010-2018; ANNEXES; I. Brazil's External Sector Assessment; II. Why is Brazil's Labor Market Tight?; III. Public Banks' Rapid Expansion; CONTENTS; FUND RELATIONS; RELATIONS WITH THE WORLD BANK; RELATIONS WITH THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

STATISTICAL ISSUES

Sommario/riassunto

This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that Brazil’s economy is recovering gradually from the slowdown that began in mid-2011. Consumption remained resilient last year underpinned by low unemployment and broad gains in real wages, although it has slowed



somewhat more recently. After a protracted period of weakness, investment has begun to recover in recent quarters while business confidence has firmed. With the economy estimated to be operating close to potential, supply-side constraints have restrained near-term growth and exacerbated inflationary pressures. Financial conditions have tightened but credit growth has remained strong, driven by public banks’ lending.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973241803321

Autore

Schwartz Dov

Titolo

Faith : Jewish perspectives / / edited by Avi Sagi, Dov Schwartz ; assistant editor, Yakir Englander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Academic Studies Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-61811-304-6

1-61811-283-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (750 p.)

Collana

Emunot : Jewish philosophy and Kaballah

Altri autori (Persone)

EnglanderYaḳir

SagiAbraham

SchwartzDov

Disciplina

296.3

Soggetti

Cabala

Hasidism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction / Sagi, Avi / Schwartz, Dov -- 1. Conceptual Analysis -- Faith as Temptation / Sagi, Avi -- On Non-Illusory Faith / Goldman, Eliezer -- On Undermining the Beliefs of Others: Religion and the Ethics of Persuasion / Shatz, David -- Religious Belief in a Postmodern Age / Ross, Tamar -- Faith in the Face of Bereavement and Loss: Coping with the Question of Evil in the World / Zivan, Gili -- 2. Kabbalah and Hasidism -- Faith, Rebellion, and Heresy in the Writings of Rabbi Azriel of Gerona / Kaplan, Lawrence -- On the Essence of Faith in Hasidism: An Historical-Theoretical Perspective / Margolin, Ron -- "Beyond Reason" On Faith in the



Philosophy of Chabad / Schwartz, Dov -- Faith and Song in the Poetry of Zelda: On the Mystical Elements in Zelda's Ars Poetica and their Hasidic Origins / Mark, Zvi -- 3. Persons and Ideas -- "My desire for the living God hath constrained me": Belief as Unfulfilled Desire in the Writings of Rabbi Judah Halevi / Lemberger, Dorit -- The Strengthening of Faith in Orthodox Discourse: A Reevaluation of Models of Faith / Hershkowitz, Isaac -- Hillel Zeitlin in Search of God: An Analysis of Zeitlin's Meditation "The Thirst" / Bar-On, Shraga -- A Metamorphosis in the Perception of God in Bialik's Poetry / Weiss, Tzahi -- Dialogue and Faith: The Lonely Man of Faith / Schwartz, Dov -- Unity and Fragmentation of the Self in Leibowitz's Idea of Faith and their Repercussions: A Critical Perspective / Miron, Ronny -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Faith: Jewish Perspectives explores important questions in both modern and premodern Jewish philosophy regarding the idea of faith. Is believing a voluntary action, or do believers find themselves within the experience of faith against their will? Can faith be understood through other means (psychological, epistemic, and so forth), or is it only comprehensible from the inside, that is, from within the religious world? Is a subjective experience of faith fundamentally communicative, meaning that it includes intelligible and transmittable universal elements, or is it a private experience that we can point to or talk about through indirect means (poetic, lyrical, and so forth), but never fully decipher? This book presents various manifestations of the concept of faith in Judaism as a tradition engaged in a dialogue with the outside world. It will function as an opening and an invitation to an ongoing conversation with faith.