Brazil’s President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva will meet Roberto Campos Neto, the country’s Central Bank leader. They’ll discuss interest rate cuts to boost the economy. Campos Neto asked for the meeting in a letter. Lula agreed and invited Finance Minister Fernando Haddad to join. The talk is set for Wednesday afternoon at the Presidential […]
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