The Brazilian trade surplus hit US$ 3.8 billion in August, higher than in the same month of 2010, when the figure was US$ 2.3 billion.
Author: Agência Brasil
Palestinian ambassador to Brazil Ibrahim Al Zeben requested the country’s aid for the recognition of the Palestinian state at the UN. Palestine will file a request with the organization in September.
The Brazilian Finance minister, Guido Mantega, announced a US$ 56.5 billion primary surplus target for the central government in 2011. The goal is to better address the international economic crisis.
Salem Ezubedi made the announcement this Friday. He added that he is at the National Transitional Council’s disposal and that he will remain at his post until someone else is appointed.
The number of domestic and international arrivals at Brazilian airports in July was an all-time high. Arrivals from foreign countries grew by 15%.
The Brazilian Central Bank posted a profit of US$ 7.4 billion in the first half of the year. It was the best result since 2003.
New regulatory framework for the sector provides for tenders to be floated for the exploration of beds in Brazil that only count on authorizations for the time being.
The country has been invited to take part in a meeting, due September 1st, in which the Libyan political situation will be discussed, says the president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy.
The oil company’s production declined in July compared with the previous month and reached 2.57 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, in Brazil and abroad.
The country received US$ 38.5 billion in investment from January to July. Last month alone, the total was almost US$ 6 billion.
Expenditure hit US$ 2.2 billion in July and has already reached US$ 2.28 billion this month, according to the Central Bank.
The result is higher than the Central Bank’s projection, which was US$ 2.9 billion. Year-to-date, the account runs a deficit of nearly US$ 30 billion.
Brazilian exports have exceeded imports by US$ 877 million during the third week of August, according to the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
According to the Central Bank, foreign reserves of Brazil grew 20.7% last year and expanded 22.18% this year up to Thursday (18).
