The announcement was made by the National Telecommunications Agency. States with the highest rates are the Federal District, São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul.
Author: Agência Brasil
Farmers in Africa may buy machinery from Brazil, with technical assistance, financed by the Bank of Brazil. Loans may be granted to farmers throughout the African continent.
The Novoex is starting to operate, to replace the Integrated Foreign Trade System, established in 1993. The main difference of the new system is direct access on the internet.
The figure was the result of US$ 5.635 billion in exports and US$ 4.739 billion in imports.
The estimate by finance market analysts for the growth of the economy of Brazil this year, disclosed in the Focus Bulletin, on Monday, has remained stable for the second week running.
The volume of Brazilian retail sales grew 0.4% in September this year, as against the previous month. The figures were disclosed on Friday (12) by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics.
The value refers to the period from January to September this year and is 10% higher than that registered in the same period last year.
This statement was made by president Lula on arriving in Seoul, South Korea, where he is participating in meetings of the G20 Summit, bringing the 20 main global economies.
This statement is by Finance minister Guido Mantega, who is in Seoul for meetings with global leaders in the G20. He defends a reform in the global financial system and creation of multicurrency.
The statement was made by Finance minister Guido Mantega. According to him, lower interest rates should be motivated by the controlled inflation, lower public spending and subsidies through the BNDES.
The first prognosis for next year, disclosed on Wednesday (10) by the IBGE, shows an expected volume 2.8% lower than in the 2010 crop, expected to reach 148.8 million tonnes.
The country is going to invest in developing non-genetically altered grain. The program will be carried out by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and 11 farmers’ organizations.
Last month, 321,800 units were made, as against 304,900 the month before. According to the Association of Vehicle Manufacturers, 3.04 million vehicles have been made from January to October this year.
In the first week of the month, in which there were four working days, Brazilian exports totalled US$ 3.205 billion and imports, US$ 2.776 billion.
