IMF Urges Brazil to Cap Household Debt Payments at 40% of Income
Financial Stability Key Facts —The proposal. The IMF recommends a 40% debt-service-to-income cap on new household loans in Brazil, not a retroactive limit. —The trigger. Brazil’s household debt-service ratio peaked at 28% in March 2023, up from 20% in August 2020. —The impact. A 40% cap would lower mean DSTI by 5 percentage points and […] The post IMF Urges Brazil to Cap Household Debt Payments at 40% of Income appeared first on The Rio Times .
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