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BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS
IBRE
DIRECTOR: LUIZ GUILHERME SCHYMURA
For more information, go to
fgv.br/ibreEstablished in 1951, IBRE has the mission of researching,
analyzing, producing and divulging macroeconomic
indexes and applied economic research to help improve
public policies or private activities in the Brazilian
economy, stimulating the country’s economic
development and social well-being.
In 2016:
.. Leader in media exposure at FGV.
.. More than
50
economic indexes and surveys.
.. Cited in more than
35%
of the minutes of
BrazilianMonetary Policy Committeemeetings.
.. Most accurate forecast of the Brazilian Central
Bank’s Economic Activity Index and GDP.
.
.
2
nd
most accurate forecast of IBGE’s Brazilian
Retail Sales Volume indicator.
.
.
5
th
most accurate forecast of IBGE’s Brazilian
Industrial Production indicator.
.. Most accurate forecast of IBGE’s year-over-
year Brazilian GDP indicator.
.
.
2
nd
most accurate forecast of IBGE’s indicator
of Brazilian GDP accumulated in the last
four quarters.
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.
2,037,630
prices surveyed during the year.
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.
98,900
questionnaires filled in during the year.
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.
183
intellectual works produced by professors
and experts.
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15
events held and jointly held.
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19
consulting assignments and technical,
scientific and academic cooperation projects.