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Gallagher in Emerge 85 on China’s Future in Brazil

Development Policy Center at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was recently interviewed on China’s future in Brazil as China continues investing in fragile, cash-strapped sectors such as energy and infrastructure.

Gallagher was quoted in a November 20, 2017 article in Emerge 85 entitled “Beyond Soybeans and Samba: China’s Future in Brazil.”

From the text of the article:

Chinese capital dedicated specifically to long-term investment is somewhat of a novelty. Brazil is, of course, no stranger to crimson renminbi notes. At the turn of the last century, Brazil caught the wave of Chinese economic growth as the People’s Republic joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). With its long list of unique natural resources, Brazil was perfectly placed for a post-WTO China. From soybeans to feed Chinese pigs and beef cuts for a burgeoning Beijing middle class, to iron ore and special metals to build the hundreds of Chinese cities, Brazil has “won the China lottery”, as Kevin Gallagher, professor of global development policy at Boston University, described it to me. ….. to read more Click Here

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