BRASILIA Authentic Jaire Alexander Jersey , Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's under-performing economy is fundamentally sound and is simply undergoing some "re-engineering," Finance Minister Joaquim Levy said Monday.
There is nothing "intrinsically problematic" about the economy that would prevent it from resuming growth, Levy was quoted as saying by Brazil's G1 news website.
Latin America's largest economy has solid foundations and will enter a new cycle of expansion following current belt-tightening measures, he told a business seminar in Sao Paulo.
"The country still has numerous advantages, such as our human capital. We are certain that we have the conditions to re-engineer the economy without major difficulties."
Human capital and increasing exports Authentic Ty Montgomery Jersey , coupled with Brazilians' capacity to save, would help drive a new cycle of growth, said Levy.
A weekly poll of financial analysts released Monday showed that the market expects Brazil's gross domestic product to contract 0.5 percent in 2015.
Still, Levy said he was confident the new fiscal measures will put the economy on the right track.
"Many new projects are becoming feasible (thanks to the measures) and that helps drive growth," said the finance chief.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Boston Celtics' Isaiah Thomas and the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry were respectively named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week on Monday.
Thomas led the Celtics to a 4-0 week as Boston extended its winning streak to seven games. He averaged an NBA-best 37.8 points with 6.8 assists. On Jan. 30, Thomas scored 24 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter in a 113-109 win over the Detroit Pistons. Two days later, he finished with 44 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter, to lift the Celtics past the Toronto Raptors 109-104.
Curry helped the Warriors to a 2-1 week, leading the West in scoring (34.3 ppg) and steals (3.0 spg) and ranking second in assists (9.3 apg). He shot 57.1 percent from the field and hit 22-of-39 (56.4 percent) from the three-point range. Curry began the week with 11-of-15 shooting from the three-point range on his way to 39 points in a 126-111 win against the Charlotte Hornets on Feb. 1. The next day, he scored 29 points and matched a season high with 11 assists in a 133-120 win over the LA Clippers.
by Xinhua writer Gu Zhenqiu
UNITED NATIONS Authentic Montravius Adams Jersey , May 9 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday spoke highly of China's Belt and Road Initiative, saying "China plays a very central role" through it in uniting the world in addressing today's global development challenges.
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The Belt and Road Initiative, proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 and comprising the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, is aimed at building a trade and infrastructure network along ancient trade routes connecting Asia with Europe, Africa and beyond.
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