A poll of financial institutions conducted by the Brazilian Central Bank has returned a US$ 100 million surplus estimate for 2014. The former estimate was US$ 400 million.
Author: Agência Brasil
Brazil’s utility company Eletrobras is set to launch an initiative to measure energy efficiency levels at buildings. Aspects will include facades and roofs, lighting and air conditioning.
A normative instruction has been published on the Brazilian Official Gazette lifting two taxes on purchases of raw material for manufacturing the fuel.
US dollar outflows exceeded inflows in the second week of November in Brazil, according to data released this Wednesday (19th) by the Brazilian Central Bank.
According to the Brazilian minister of Agriculture, a delegation from the Arab country is visiting Brazil next week and exports should be resumed by the second half of December.
The increase took place year-on-year in September according to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and was higher than in July and August.
The rate of foreign-made components in industrial consumption was 21.9% in Q3, up 0.8 percentage point from Q3 2013 and an all-time high.
Such was the rate of growth in Brazil in September, as per an index from the Brazilian Central Bank. The economy also picked up in August and July.
The physician of Lebanese descent served as general director of the Arab community-founded Heart Hospital of São Paulo. A cardiologist, he was an expert in cardiac surgery.
The United States currency reached its highest price in Brazil since April 18th, 2005 this Friday. The currency has climbed 4.92% month-to-date and 10.32% year-to-date.
In Brazil, six states are home to 70% of industries; in agriculture, the same rate is spread across eight states.
The score in a poll conducted by Fundação Getúlio Vargas has gone from 55 to 57 points, fuelled by expectations regarding the future outlook.
The United States currency ended the week selling for 2.563 Brazilian reais, the highest value since April 20th, 2005. To date in 2014, the dollar has appreciated by 8.73%.
A study from the National Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association projects a 140% increase in number of automobiles compared with 2013. The calculations are based on a 3% annual GDP growth rate.

