The funds will be disbursed by 2016. This year alone, the company should invest US$ 1.6 billion, according to Telecom Italia chairman Marco Patuano.
Author: Agência Brasil
The Brazilian economic growth estimate for 2014 is down from 1.9% to 1.79%, as per the Central Bank’s weekly Focus bulletin.
According to Brazil’s National Electrical System Operator, such was the economy from the daylight saving time (DST). The demand for power was down 4% during peak hours. The DST ends next Sunday.
Dollar inflows to Brazil exceeded outflows by US$ 46 million last week, according to the Central Bank.
Brazil’s Conab has revised down by 3.1 million tonnes the grain harvest estimate for 2013-2014. Still, the output will be an all-time high.
The Brazilian industry shipped 8,307 units abroad in January. Domestic sales stood at 133,600 units, up 5.7%.
The chairwoman is listed in a ranking by the United States’ Fortune magazine.
Performance was positive last year, as per a survey from the National Confederation of Industry, despite a slowdown in December.
There was a 3.5% decline from November, the highest since December 2008. In the whole of 2013, however, activity was up 1.2%.
According to the National Petroleum Agency, the daily average in December was the highest ever. At the pre-salt layer, oil and gas extraction was up 2.5% from November.
Central Bank’s Focus Bulletin estimates a 6% rate for this year, as against 6.02% in the prior poll, conducted last week.
Meeting named Geneva 2 gathered representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition until this Friday, however the conflict continues. ‘But it’s a start,’ said the mediator Lakhdar Brahimi.
Last year’s result corresponded to 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP, the lowest annual level in the Central Bank’s historic series.
The country was elected to lead the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission in 2014. The commission helps security and political recovery in post-conflict countries.
