The aircraft took off from the capital of the UAE this Monday for the fuel-less trip. The first stopover will be in Oman at the end of the day and the whole journey will take around five months.
Author: Agência Brasil
The rate of foreign goods sold on the Brazilian market was 22% last year. In industry, the share of imported inputs was 24%.
Index that measures the prices of primary products with international rates increased 4.97% last month, after dropping 5.14% in January.
United States dollar outflows from Brazil exceeded inflows by US$ 1.4 billion in the month, mostly as a consequence of financial operations.
Auto sales posted the worst February since 2008, according to the National Federation of Distribution of Motor Vehicles.
In January, Brazil produced 96.6 million cubic meters per day, a historical achievement. Oil extraction stood at 2.469 million daily barrels.
Banking institutions polled by the Central Bank believe the benchmark interest rate will be 13% by the end of the year, i.e. 0.75 percentage point higher than the current rate.
The industry confidence index measured by Fundação Getulio Vargas reached 83 points in February. The January score had been 85.9.
The January surplus shrank 20.2% from January 2014 to US$ 3.6 billion, according to the Brazilian National Treasury Department.
The Brazilian president has commented on the state-owned oil company’s credit rating cut by Moody’s. She believes the company will recover ‘without any major repercussions.’
Despite the dollar being appreciated over the real, Brazilians spent US$ 2.2 billion in international trips in January, an increase of 4% over December and over the same month of last year.
An index that measures how much is produced per hour of work has increased in the country over a ten-year period, but is lower than those of the 11 other countries surveyed.
The Focus Bulletin, a poll of financial institutions conducted by the Brazilian Central Bank, shows the GDP is expected to shrink and inflation is expected to go up.
Index from Fundação Getulio Vargas dropped 1.6% in January and now has declined three consecutive times.
