In paragraph 1, fi nance is referred to as
In paragraph 1, fi nance is referred to as
In paragraph 2, the author mentions "the fiscal strain now hobbling California". In other words, the fiscal
According to paragraph 1, the global economic and financial crisis
In relation to the EU´s overall tax ratio, it
According to paragraph 3, the role played by the public sector

In his answer to question 1, Brazil´s president refers to "strengthening Mercosul as a priority." In other words, a measure he considered

In his answer to question 2, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that

Brazil´s president refers to the country´s diversifi ed trade balance as having

In his answer to question 3, Brazil´s president
Your answers to questions 21-24 must be based on the text below.

According to the text, at a meeting in June, the leaders of the BRICs agreed on the need to