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.
Author: Agência Brasil
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.
The Brazilian Ministry of Environment has released a list of enterprises that have donated carbon credits to offset greenhouse gas emissions as a result of the World Cup.
The information was released in a survey commissioned by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism from the Economic Research Foundation Institute. Hotel occupancy rate is 45% above expected.
Dollar inflows have exceeded outflows by US$ 540 million month-to-date through June 13th in Brazil, as per information from the Brazilian Central Bank.
Estimate for 2014 was presented by Foundation Getúlio Vargas. Year-to-date through May the trade balance posts a deficit of US$ 4.85 billion.
Index measured by Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry stood at 47.5 points in June, the lowest score since January 2009.
Analysts have revised down from 1.44% to 1.24% the growth estimate of Brazilian economy this year, according to the Focus bulletin of the Brazilian Central Bank.
High interest rates and inflation have caused the index to decline in June from May, according to the National Confederation for Trade.
Survey by the Foundation Getúlio Vargas shows that companies expect to spend less in comparison to previous 12-month period.
