Central Bank of Brazil (BCB)
Brazil's Meirelles: corporate governance challenge
Setting high standards of corporate governance is trickier in Brazil than in more mature economies, said Henrique Meirelles, the governor of the Central Bank of Brazil.
Brazil hikes but hints tightening may moderate
The Central Bank of Brazil raised its key rate by 75 basis points for the second-straight vote on Wednesday, but looks likely to back smaller hikes in the coming months.
Brazil's Lula defends central bank's independence
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, has underlined his support for the central bank's autonomy after the institution decided last week to make its biggest rate hike in more than five years.
Brazil shocks markets with rate spike
The Central Bank of Brazil on Wednesday confounded analysts' expectations, opting to increase its benchmark Selic rate by 75, not 50, basis points.
Achieving cost effectiveness: Brazil's experience
The Central Bank of Brazil has published a detailed case study on how it implemented a new system of identifying and monitoring costs.
Brazil exceeds expectations with half-point hike
The Central Bank of Brazil raised rates by half a point on Wednesday to 11.75%, a move which surprised most analysts.
Activity-based costing: a case study
José Clovis Batista Dattoli and Henrique Flávio Rodrigues da Silveira review the Brazilian central bank’s adaptation of a textbook costing system.
Brazil cuts rates by half a point
The Central Bank of Brazil lowered its benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 13.25 on Wednesday in the face of falling growth.
Brazilian CB reduces number of meetings
The Central Bank of Brazil will lengthen the period between its interest rate policy meetings to 44 days from the current 30 days.
Brazil cb COPOM Minutes15/16 June
The Banco Central Do Brasil has published the minutes of the 97th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM), 15 and 16 June. Recent economic activity indicators confirm the continuity of the economic rebound process initiated in the second quarter…
Meirelles says Brazil can cope without IMF aid
Brazil's central bank chief, Henrique Meirelles, said in an interview that the country's dependence on the IMF could be reduced and a reduction in Brazil's "foreign vulnerability" could be achieved.
Brazil's cen bank: Economy showing recovery signs
The Banco Central do Brasil has said that the economy is showing signs of recovery and that they now view inflation as a lesser of the threats to the country's economy, according to MENAFN.
Brazil c bank lowers reserve requirements to 45%
Brazil's central bank lowered bank reserve requirements on demand deposits by 15% on Friday. 8 August, according to Agencia Estado. The bank said that "the measure was possible because monetary policy has made inflation converge to targets".
Brazil may cut central bank reserve requirement
The Central Bank of Brazil may lower its reserve requirement for commercial banks by as much as 20 percent, Bloomberg reports President Lula's chief of staff as saying.
Brazil's real falls before swap offer expiration
The Brazilian real fell for the fifth day in six on Tuesday 29 July, Bloomberg reported, as investors awaited the results of the central bank's securities swap arrangement.
Brazil c bank staff strike, trading system crashes
A strike on Wednesday 23 July saw workers stay away from the central bank of Brazil as employees protested at planned cuts to pension benefits, according to a Bloomberg report. In what was described as an unrelated event, the computer system for bond and…
Brazil c bank to upgrade credit system in 90 days
The central bank of Brazil's upgraded credit information system will gather information about all loans above 5,000 reais (US$1,760), compared to a minimum of 20,000 reais in the current system, according to Business News America. It will also bring a…
Brazil may raise inflation target
Economists have said that Brazil is likely to raise its inflation target to a more realistic level which could allow the central bank more room to reduce interest rates, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Central Bank of Brazil - Annual Report 2001
The Central Bank of Brazil has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Brazilian bill paves way for central bank autonomy
A bill was approved on Thursday May 15 which allows changes to the legal framework of Brazil's financial system and could see more autonomy for the central bank, according to a Reuters report. The vote, which was carried with a 97% majority in favour,…
Good times - so far - for Meirelles in Brazil
Henrique Meirelles, who took over as governor of the Central Bank of Brazil in January, discusses with the Financial Times the changes from his time on Wall Street to spearheading monetary reform in Brazil. Though the monetary policy medicine appears to…
Brazil c bank warns inflation to stay high for now
The central bank of Brazil has said in the minutes from its most recent meeting that it expects the rise in inflation to fall back but risks remain that inflation will remain at "elevated levels".
Central Bank of Brazil COPOM Minutes
MINUTES - The Banco Central Do Brasil has published the minutes of the 80th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM), 21 and 22 January. The Committee decided unanimously to increase the Selic rate to 25.5% after an anticipated overshoot of the…
Central Bank of Brazil COPOM Minutes
MINUTES - The Banco Central Do Brasil has published the minutes of the 78th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM), 19 and 20 November. The Committee decided unanimously to increase the Selic rate to 22% in light of increased inflation…