BRASÍLIA: Brazil is primed to show a return to growth, the Central Bank indicated Monday, raising hopes that Latin America’s biggest economy could be inching out of a two-year recession.

The official gross domestic product statistic is not published until June 1, but the bank issues a preview called the economic activity index. It showed 1.12 percent growth in the first quarter from the last quarter of 2016.

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