Haroon Bacha does not speak often on record because he fears for the safety of his family who are still at home.

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Edmar Bacha, a distinguished Brazilian economist, reckons that the country has not enjoyed such favourable global conditions (including high commodity prices) since the mid-1960s, when it embarked on a decade as the world's second-fastest-growing large economy.

ECONOMIST: Brazil