RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that the government will announce new measures in January to fight the ongoing international financial crisis.
By Jan. 20, we will present other proposals to stimulate the economical growth, Lula said in his weekly radio show Breakfast with the President.
We will not wait for this crisis to shake Brazil. We will work so that the crisis does not cause perverse effects it is causing in the United States and Japan, with millions of unemployed.
According to the president, the next year will demand much work from the Brazilian government, society and companies.
He admitted Brazil's economy may grow less than expected in 2009, saying the country will keep on generating jobs.
The government set a growth target of 4 percent for the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009, while the country's budget for next year foresees a 3.5 percent growth.
Lula said Brazilians must have confidence in and hope for the future, stressing the country has a strong domestic market and is capable of resisting external shocks.
Lula said Brazil should take the crisis as an opportunity to accomplish what it had not accomplished yet.
He said Brazil's domestic market continued to grow and the country generated more jobs in 2008 despite the difficulties in the fourth quarter due to the credit crunch in the world.
I would say that Brazil had a good year. I will not say it was great, but it was good, the president said.
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