# IMF Executive Board Concludes 2017 Article IV Consultation with Brazil

> The IMF Executive Board concluded its 2017 Article IV consultation with Brazil, forecasting 0.3% growth in 2017 and 1.3% in 2018. It said the recession is nearing an end but flagged risks from diluted social security reform and political uncertainty ahead of the 2018 elections.

- Date: 2017-07-13 · published 2017-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70171-imf-executive-board-concludes-2017-article-iv-consultation-with-brazil
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Slow Brazilian growth and possible fiscal stress can shape the real's path and domestic feed demand, but the report is unlikely to move feed commodity prices on its own.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: neutral

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## Sources

- imf.org: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2017/07/13/pr17279-imf-executive-board-concludes-2017-article-iv-consultation-with-brazil

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