The central government’s savings for paying interest on the public debt reached US$ 650 million, as against US$ 4.6 billion in October.
Author: Agência Brasil
According to a survey by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, confidence in the Brazilian industry reached its best score in the second half, at 114.5 points.
Approximately 20,000 people should attend the swearing-in of president-elect Dilma Rousseff next Saturday in Brasília, the Brazilian capital. Among them will be 12 heads of state.
The occupation rate at the end of the year is 90%, according to sector associations. The city should get another 10,000 rooms before the 2016 Olympics.
The index calculated by Getúlio Vargas Foundation dropped from 125.1 points in November to 122.5 points in December.
To the Central Bank, the Brazilian economy should grow 7.3% this year and 4.5% in 2011.
From January to November, Brazilian share and stock markets received over US$ 50 billion in foreign funds.
Expenses on international trips may reach US$ 16.5 billion up to the end of the year, according to the Central Bank of Brazil.
The report presented by senator Serys Slhessarenko establishes the value to be invested by the government of Brazil and state-owned companies in 2011. Total spending should reach US$ 1.2 trillion.
In the third week of the month, exports reached US$ 4.309 billion and imports, US$ 3.979 billion. The accumulated result in the year was US$ 1.776 billion.
Finance market analysts approached by the Central Bank of Brazil estimate economic growth of 7.61% for the country’s economy in 2010.
Consultancy firm Serasa Experian pointed out that 85% of Brazilian entrepreneurs, out of 1,015 interviewees, hope for greater earnings in the first quarter next year.
The positive result is a consequence of people hired and dismissed from January until November. Last month, Rio de Janeiro was the state that had the most new jobs.
Petrobras should end the year with between US$ 15 billion and US$ 16 billion in funds raised in several operations with national and international banks.
