Financial analysts have reduced their forecasts for growth of the Brazilian GDP in 2013, but they have increased it for next year.
Author: Agência Brasil
Among the productive sectors, only services grew 1.7% last year as against 2011. Agriculture and industry had a negative performance.
The cargo throughput in Brazil in 2012 rose 2.03%, to 904 million tonnes, according to a sector association.
Projects in the area should attract investment from the private initiative, according to the government. The figures include works on highways, railways and energy, among others.
The value was R$ 30.2 billion, the highest for the month since the Central Bank of Brazil started recording the series, in 2001.
The reserves in Santos Basin are little over 6,000 metres deep. According to the company, the oil found is good quality.
Analysts heard by the Central Bank have increased their forecasted growth for the Brazilian economy in 2013, from 3.08% to 3.1%.
The inflow of funds into Brazil’s productive sector totalled US$ US$ 3.7 billion in January, well below the US$ 5.4 billion in the same month in 2012.
Brazilians spent US$ 2.2 billion abroad in January, according to figures disclosed by the Brazilian Central Bank, the highest value in the historic series of the research, which started in 1969.
Maturity of bonds in January should make federal public debt temporarily drop below US$ 1 trillion.
Brazil should invest US$ 1.2 billion by 2014 to promote export of dairy and its products. The Development Ministry, Apex and OCB signed an agreement for such.
The balance between Brazil’s inflow and outflow of dollars presented an US$ 817 million deficit up to February 15th, according to the Central Bank.
That was how much the economy of Brazil grew last year, according to an index disclosed by the Central Bank of Brazil forecasting Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth.
The president of the Inter-American Development Bank is in Brazil to discuss projects financed by the institution and said it is an admirer of the country.
