Lula's long term strategy for growth relies heavily on expanding brazils, public banksd and funding int structure projects. He chose a centr right former governor of saint paulo named giraldo alkman as his running mate to appeal to the business community. Lula told me that it's unlikely that anyone running for president would promise to just get rid of the things that have already been done.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist former president, looks well-placed to win a third term. But which Lula would Brazil get—the fiscal conservative or the populist spendthrift? Germany has an earned reputation as an industrial powerhouse, but its dependence on Russian gas and Chinese demand are hobbling it. And why the propaganda-spewing loudspeakers in Vietnam’s capital are firing up again.
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