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Strategies & Market Trends : Telebras (TBH) & Brazil

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To: Worswick who wrote (12293)	1/23/1999 3:52:00 PM
From: Tony van Werkhooven	Read Replies (2) of 22640

Clark- your suggestion is a good one, that I have brought up previously. It should be noted however that the underlying dynamics are very different: Relative differences: 1. There is no over-capacity problem 2. The banking system is generally in good shape 3. There never was an excessive inflow of short term dollar denominated debt 4. High level of consumption Again, the above are relative differences, which will be impacted by devaluation, high interest rates, and recession. Brazil has had very large government deficits generated by excessive employment in the government sector and overly generous (this is a kind description) benefit plans. The devaluation in and of itself does not address this problem- which is a political problem which the government has been trying to address for some years. Hence, denial at the government level is not an issue. An overly complex legislative environment has made adjustment in this area impossible for the past years. Clark- I think all of us on this thread would be most appreciative of any observations you might have. The asian model, with its depth and length, is scary. I am not convinced however that Brazil would follow this model. Tony

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