Brazilian frigate Liberal, which is part of the United Nation’s mission to the Arab country, will be substituted by the frigate Constituição. She will go into operation in August.
Author: Agência Brasil
A new federal government website should cut down export- and import-related spending by businesses by approximately US$ 22 billion in the medium term, according to the Ministry of Development.
Brazil produced 2.721 million barrels of oil equivalent in May, including 2.189 million oil barrels and 84.5 million cubic metres of gas.
Financial organizations revised down the Brazilian economy estimate for 2014. It moved from 1.10% to 1.07%. This is the sixth consecutive reduction.
The country’s Foreign Trade Chamber has taken action against six countries. The duties will be levied on flat glass imports from China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, United States and Mexico.
The 13th round for oil and gas exploration blocks is scheduled to take place in June next year. Areas will be offered under concession system.
The products will be 100% Brazilian-made and should hit the market in 2017. The project involves Fiocruz, Instituto Vital Brasil and joint venture Bionovis, formed by Sem, Aché, Hypermarcas and União Química.
Decline was seen in June from May and was driven by price fall of agricultural goods.
Brazilian government launches portal that brings information on how to export, import and invest in Brazil, besides logistic data. Goal is to gather there all the information regarding foreign trade.
May’s result was the worst for the month since the beginning of the historic series, in December 2001. In the twelve-month period, primary surplus amounts to 1.52% of the GDP.
For the fifth time straight, financial institutions have revised down their Brazilian economic growth estimates for 2014, to 1.10% to 1.16%.
Increase could be seen in Q1 from Q1. Brazil has produced a total of 6.2 billion litres of milk, according to the IBGE.
So said the minister in chief to the Secretariat General of the Brazilian Presidency, Gilberto Carvalho, referring to urban mobility projects left unfinished.
Expenditure on international travel amounted to US$ 2.266 billion in May, the highest sum ever for the month. Brazil is running a US$ 40 billion current account deficit year-to-date.

