Beny Parnes (born May 24, 1959) is a Brazilian economist, former Director for

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of the

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. He was married to

Patrícia Carlos de Andrade Patrícia Carlos de Andrade is a Brazilian economist, daughter of the journalist Evandro Carlos de Andrade (managing editor of ''O Globo'' from 1971 to 1995 and Director of TV Globo's News Center between 1995 and 2001). She was also married to ec ...

, with whom he had three children.

Academic life

Parnes graduated in economics in the early 1980s at the

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro ( pt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio) is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Ar ...

, where he was a colleague of Armínio Fraga ( BC's president between 1999 and 2002). From 1986 to 1987, he got his master's degree in economics from the same institution, and then went with his family to the United States, where he earned a doctorate at the

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, specializing in

macroeconomics Macroeconomics (from the Greek prefix ''makro-'' meaning "large" + ''economics'') is a branch of economics dealing with performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. For example, using interest rates, taxes, and ...

and international finances.

Career

Upon returning to Brazil in 1991, Parnes went working to the BBM Bank of

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. From 1994 to 1995 he was employee of the Matrix Bank, but then returned to BBM. On November 27, 2001, he was invited by Armínio Fraga to become Director for International Affairs of the

(a position that Fraga himself had held between 1991 and 1992), replacing Daniel Gleizer. Parnes was sworn in January 2002 and remained in office during the transition (2002–2003) of the

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government to the

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. On September 10, 2003, citing personal reasons, Parnes sent his resignation to the

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. The economist

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was appointed for the position. In 2004, Parnes returned to the Banco BBM, where he remains to date. In 2007, he was elected "Best Specialist Manager of the Year" and "Best Specialist Manager of Leveraged Funds", by the ''

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'' magazine.

References

External links

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Amaury Ribeiro and "The Limit of Our Irresponsibility"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parnes, Beny Brazilian economists People from Rio de Janeiro (city) University of Pennsylvania alumni 1959 births Living people Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro alumni