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Brazil Should Count on Meirelles not Washington | March 23, 2009


Mary Anastasia O’Grady has an excellent and insightful piece on Brazil’s ongoing success in the current market turmoil. She also points to the irony of a Socialist President calling for more free trade and the possible “United States risk” in Brazil’s economic future. In particular, she notes issues with Citibank financing trade and a declining dollar as impediments to Brazil’s continued success. The one major item that she missed was that the secret key to Brazil’s success has been the vigilence and fortitude of their Central Bank President, Henrique Meirelles. In the face of cries to lower interest rates and a more “American” like monetary policy, he has persevered in the best interests of his country. He deserves much of the credit for Brazil’s success. Lula also deserves great credit for not succumbing to calls from the left and the right to ease up on Meirelles economic vigilence. They both deserve kudos for a continuing job well done!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123776326396008613.html

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Mr Thaler is currently the Managing Partner of Lieutenant Island Partners, an organization providing corporate finance advice and general consulting to corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Mr Thaler retired as Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank Securities in early 2008. His background includes experience as an investment banker, senior manager, business builder, college professor, not for profit board chair and trustee. In his thirty plus years as an investment banker for Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers, he has been involved in numerous significant debt and equity financings, mergers & acquisitions, leverage buyouts, restructurings and cross border transactions. Of particular note, Mr Thaler has been one of the most active participants and strategic advisors to the homebuilding industry. In a period of significant turmoil and losses, he was one of the few active bankers to the industry who did not have either a loss or credit write down. He is currently advising several public builders on strategic matters and is an adjunct professor of finance at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Though he lives in New York, he is a life long Red Sox fan! www.LieutenantIslandPartners.com

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