Decision involves four Spanish steel and cement enterprises and a German one. The purchases in Spain were announced by the Brazilian steelmaker in 2010.
Author: Agência Brasil
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.
The Bank of Brazil is going to make available US$ 29 billion in agricultural credit in the 2011/2012 season. The value is 17% greater than in the previous crop.
Brazil produced 1.71 million units in the first half this year. In June, sales reached 295,600 automobiles.
The crop ended on June 30th resulted in 162 million tonnes of grain, according to the National Food Supply Company (Conab). There was growth of 8.6% as against the previous cycle.
The confidence index of Brazilian trade sector entrepreneurs dropped 3.1% from May to last month. Still, the perspective remains positive for sales in 2011.
Sales totalled 478,000 vehicles in Brazil last month, 4.8% less than in the preceding month.
Financial market analysts have lowered, for the second time in a row, their growth expectation for the Brazilian economy.
