The Brazilian oil company disclosed a budget of US$ 54.4 billion, as against a previous forecast of US$ 59.8 billion. By 2015, the enterprise plans on investing US$ 250 billion.
Author: Agência Brasil
The surplus was recorded in the fourth week of July. Exports reached US$ 5.2 billion and imports, US$ 4.8 billion.
Brazilian industries overstocked at a rate of 52.3 points in June. The installed capacity also remained lower than in the same period of 2010.
There was a 6% decline in the total of financing granted by the bank in the first five months of the year, compared with the same period of 2010.
This represents Brazil’s total inflow and outflow of foreign currency up to the 15th. In the year, the value is at almost US$ 50 billion.
The Brazilian balance of trade recorded a US$ 880 million surplus in the third week of July. Year-to-date, the surplus is US$ 15.7 billion.
Decision involves four Spanish steel and cement enterprises and a German one. The purchases in Spain were announced by the Brazilian steelmaker in 2010.
Result in the first half of 2011 was 48% higher than that of the same period in 2010.
Brazilian sector exports grew by 23% in the first half. The highlights were soy, meats, sugar and ethanol, forestry products and coffee.
OECD survey shows that the number of Brazilians moving legally to developed nations has dropped by nearly half from 2006 to 2009, and reached 53,500.
The gross production value of the 20 main crops in Brazil should reach US$ 126.5 billion this year, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
The surplus is the result of US$ 6.9 billion in exports and US$ 5 billion in imports.
The sixth round of negotiation for a free trade treaty ended this Friday. The next meeting of representatives of the two blocs is scheduled for November.
Federal expenses with social policies totalled US$ 345.3 billion in 2009, 146% growth over 1995, when they were US$ 140 billion, according to an Institute of Applied Economic Research study.
