Leandro Narloch: ‘LEI ALDIR BLANC É MAIS UMA PROPOSTA FEIA COM NOME BONITO E ENGANADOR’

In summer of 2013 there seemed to be a debate of who might take over the leadership of the Federal Reserve as Ben Bernanke is done his tenure. There were two main names floated, one Larry Summers was formerly with the Obama Administration, and a very competent lady, and if put forth as the new Federal Reserve Chief (chairwomen), she’d be the first woman to serve as the head of a Central Bank – which is a huge glass ceiling to be broken at some future point. Let’s talk.

We knew about lies, damned lies and statistics. Where do opinions and credit ratings fall?

India is attaining a world-wide superpower status. Though it has progressed in diversified spheres including technology, education, agriculture, and much more, still there’s a long way to go. The World Bank, which defines poverty as existence on less than $1.25 a day, says that the Indian poverty rate has been reduced from 60% to 42% between 1981 and 2012. Needless to say, poverty symbolizes threat for the nation and human rights, simultaneously. Though there are few welfare campaigns initiated by the government, there’s a lot to do to eradicate poverty at the macro scale.

The daily news is filled with stories about serious threats that could grow worse in the future. Yet, such pessimism has usually been unfounded in the past. What are the reasons for optimism today?

Okay so, first I’d like to ask my reader not to shoot the messenger for merely putting forth this observation. You see, I did not produce the global economy, nor was I involved in the corruption which lopsided it. Nevertheless, I’ve a few things to say.