The country will remain at the helm of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies for two more years. The election was held in Argentina, where 65 member countries are meeting.
Author: Agência Brasil
The recommendation, made during a meeting over the weekend in Canada, concerns the group’s member countries. The aim is to reduce public deficit by half by 2013.
Job positions in the sector have gone from 1,900 to 46,500 in 10 years. In 2014, the number of placements should total 60,000. The data were culled from a report issued by the industry union.
This is the state-owned company`s expenditure forecast on resuming the nuclear plant, including assembly and foundation-laying for the reactor building. Works should be concluded by 2015.
Brasília – The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) announced today (24th) that in May, 2.94 million new mobile lines were activated, representing growth of 1.63% over April. This year, the number of new mobile lines in the first five months was the highest since the year 2000. The total number of mobile subscribers in Brazil
According to Brazilian Strategic Affairs minister Pinheiro Guimarães, the country will have eliminated extreme poverty in 12 years time. The contributing factors will include educational inclusion.
Petrobras issued a statement yesterday informing that the potential for light oil in reservoirs at the Tupi area, located in ultra-deep waters in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin.
In May, nearly 9 million tonnes of cargo passed through the largest sea terminal in Brazil. It was the highest monthly turnover since September of last year.
The comparison, by the Central Bank of Brazil, is between April this year and the same month in 2009. The figure is used in the formulation of interest policies.
The funds, allocated to the productive sector of the economy, totalled US$ 3.5 billion, a figure higher than the Brazilian Central Bank’s projection, which was US$ 1.6 billion.
The negative balance is greater than that registered in the same period last year. In May alone, the result was over US$ 2 billion.
The Brazilian state-owned oil company’s 2010-2014 business plan provides for average investment of US$ 44.8 billion per year.
Brazilian exports totalled US$ 4.075 billion and imports, US$ 3.269 billion in the third week of the month.
The Brazilian economy’s rate of growth should be 7.06% this year, according to financial analysts’ projections. This is the 14th consecutive month of increase in the estimate.
