Global meeting was held in Brazil and the host country for the upcoming edition in December 2014 was defined. In 2015, the forum will take place in Argentina.
Author: Agência Brasil
After the two countries were targeted by espionage from the USA, Dilma Rousseff and François Hollande have committed to partnering up in order to prevent new episodes.
A survey conducted by the National Confederation of Industry shows the country ranked next-to-last in a list of 15 countries. Countries with similar features were surveyed.
According to the Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, the focus next year will be on railway transportation. According to her, the 21st century will require world-class railroads.
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean forecasts that the countries in the region will grow by 3.2% next year and 2.6% this year. The best performing country should be Panama.
Dollar outflows from Brazil have exceeded inflows by US$ 2.6 billion in the first week of December this year, according to figures from the Central Bank.
The Brazilian balance of trade showed a US$ 275 million deficit last week, following a surplus in November.
The secretariat in charge of the sector has announced that five new private terminals – two located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, two in São Paulo and one in Santa Catarina – will be eligible for concession.
Brazilian financial institutions have revised down their 2013 GDP growth projections. The new growth forecast is 2.35%, as against a prior estimate of 2.5%.
The minister to the Secretariat for Civil Aviation has said there will be no further auctions, and that only the five airports which have already been auctioned will be delivered to the private initiative.
The Brazilian balance of trade shows a US$ 89 million deficit year-to-date. In November, however, there was a US$ 1.74 billion surplus.
The fall in September was identified in a research by the National Confederation of Industry. Wages dropped 1.3%.
Brazil’s Finance minister, Guido Mantega, anticipated the announcement of Brazil’s growth for the third quarter, to be disclosed officially on Tuesday.
The demand for October was 4.3% lower than the demand recorded in the same month in 2012. Residential, trade and service users influenced the performance. Industrial use also climbed, but little.
