BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s government Thursday said it would offer $20 billion worth of special loans to stimulate the recession-stricken economy.

It will extend credit lines of up to 83 billion reals ($20.4 billion) for farming, housing and infrastructure and for small and medium-sized companies, Finance Minister Nelson Barbosa said.

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