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World Service,17 Mar 2015,18 mins

Brazil Economy: The Perfect Storm?

Business Daily

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South America's biggest nation faces drought, scandal and slowdown. Yet until recently, Brazil was considered to be one of the world's most promising emerging markets. What has gone wrong? BBC South America correspondent Daniel Gallas reports. Also, what Greece can learn from Israel about getting people to pay their taxes. We talk to tax historian Assaf Likhovski at Tel Aviv University. And, the BBC's Rahul Tandon in Calcutta tells us about the lengths Indian parents will go to get their children into the "right" school.

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