The balance between the inflow and outflow of dollars in the Brazilian economy was US$ 15.513 billion positive, the largest value since June 2007, according to figures disclosed by the Central Bank.
Author: Agência Brasil
The Brazilian Foreign Office has stated its support to the result of the elections in Sudan. The country’s territory should be divided into two, a decision approved by 98.83% of the voters.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, arrival on the market of the summer crop should help contain food prices. Higher prices are contributing to tension in Middle East and North Africa.
According to the Ibram, the sector should have private investment of US$ 64.8 billion between 2011 and 2015. Most of the funds will be domestic.
Brazilian car production dropped 9.1% in January over December, but advanced 6.4% over the same period in 2010. Exports grew 18.2%.
The Brazilian trade balance registered a trade surplus of US$ 432 million in the first four working days of the month. Exports totalled US$ 3.5 billion.
The embassy of Peru in Brazil confirmed to the Foreign Office that the Summit of South American-Arab Countries, scheduled for this month, was transferred to April due to crisis in some Arab nations.
Foreign sales of the state of Rio de Janeiro grew 48% last year and the state returned to the third post among main Brazilian exporters, a position lost in 2009, according to the Firjan.
The FAO index, which analyses a group of basic products and their price variations on the global market, showed growth of 3.4% in January as against December.
The inflow of foreign currency into Brazil was positive in January, up to the 28th, according to figures disclosed by the Central Bank of Brazil.
Brazilian state-owned companies made investment of US$ 50.5 billion last year, 17% growth as against 2009. The greatest investment was in energy.
The result was US$ 424 million, despite the US$ 266 million in the fourth and fifth weeks of the month. In January 2010, the balance was US$ 179 million negative.
Finance sector analysts approached by the Brazilian Central Bank increased their forecast for growth of the Brazilian economy this year, from 4.50% to 4.60%. GDP expansion in 2012 remained at 4.5%.
The Central Government of Brazil, which inlcudes the Central Bank, the National Treasury and the Social Service, had a primary surplus of 2.16% of GDP in its balance sheet.
