Economy of Brazil compared to only US$2 billion per year last decade, remarkable growth. The agricultural sector, locally called the "agronegócio" (agro-business), has also been remarkably dynamic: for two decades this sector has kept Brazil among the most highly productive countries in areas related to the rural sector. The agricultural sector and the mining sector also supported trade surpluses which allowed for massive currency gains (rebound) and external debt paydown. Due to a downturn in Western economies, Brazil found itself in 2010 trying to halt the appreciation of the real. Data from the Asian Development Bank and the Tax Justice Network show the
Basic income income to every member of its system. The idea of Nimses consists of time-based currency called Nim. 1 nim = 1 minute of life. Every person in Nimses receives nims that can be spent on different goods and services. This concept was initially adopted in Eastern Europe. Prominent contemporary advocates include Philippe Van Parijs, Yanis Varoufakis, former finance minister of Greece and Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook. Andrew Yang, a Democratic candidate for president of the United States in 2020, is using Universal Basic Income as his primary running platform Basic income A basic income, also called basic income guarantee,