Henrique Meirelles

IMF's Rato to visit Brazil on January 10-11

Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, will visit Brazil on January 10-11, 2006, at the invitation of the President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva to mark the nation's early repayment of its outstanding obligations to the Fund.

Brazil's Meirelles says economy sound

Despite the country's current political crisis, Brazil's economy is supported by solid fundamentals that will maintain growth, central bank president Henrique Meirelles said on Thursday 28 July .

Brazil's Meirelles faces fraud probe

Brazil's Supreme Court has authorised a criminal investigation against Henrique Meirelles, the country's central bank chief, over alleged tax fraud and misdemeanours against the financial system.

Brazil's Meirelles promises lower rates

The president of Brazil's Central Bank, Henrique Meirelles, has said that the higher primary account surplus and the lower ratio between debt and GDP will mean lower interest rates in the medium term for Brazilians.

Brazil's Meirelles given cabinet status

The president of the Central Bank of Brazil, Henrique Meirelles, has been granted cabinet status in a further development to allegations of his financial misconduct by the national press.

Brazil raises interest rates in surprise move

Brazil's central bank surprised financial markets yesterday with an increase of its prime lending rate by 0.5 percentage points to 25.5 per cent, showing its intention to implement tough inflation controls. Only two weeks ago central bank chief Henrique…

Inauguration speech by Brazil's central bank head

SPEECH - In the inauguration speech Henrique Meirelles of the Brazilian Central Bank pledged strict inflation control but said it may take longer than expected to meet current targets. He cautioned that there was no room for an imminent reduction of…