Expenditures during trips in the first quarter increased by 74% compared with the same period of last year, according to data supplied by the Central Bank.
Author: Agência Brasil
The economy recorded growth of 7.3% in the country in the first two months of this year, in comparison with the same period of 2009. Investment in production increased by 24.3%.
That year, the country may have a daily surplus of 1 million barrels of oil due to pre-salt layer discoveries. The information was disclosed by National Petroleum Agency advisor Leonardo Caldas.
The surplus is the result of Brazilian exports of US$ 4.711 billion and imports of US$ 3.921 billion up to the 11th.
The Brazilian Ministry of Planning launched a Website this Thursday for businessmen and authorities to be able to plan their investment better. The site brings geospatial and infrastructure data.
Brasília – The flow of dollars in Brazil recorded a net surplus of US$ 2.114 billion last month, according to figures disclosed today (7th) by the Central Bank of Brazil. The result led the foreign exchange surplus in the first quarter to total US$ 2.790 billion, taking into consideration the US$ 399 million deficit posted
The Brazilian industry sold 353,738 vehicles during the month, representing growth of 30% over March of 2009. Exports grew by 67% and totalled 58,000 units.
The state-owned company will start producing this month in Bambuí, Minas Gerais. Investment should total US$ 84 million and the plant’s initial capacity will be 100 million litres a year.
A financing contract has been signed by Transpetro, the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), and the shipyard. The Panamax-type oil ships are evaluated at US$ 480 million. Delivery will start in 2012.
The surplus from January to March was US$ 895 million, resulting from US$ 39.229 billion in exports and US$ 38.334 billion in imports.
The Brazilian industrial production grew in February compared with the same month of last year. Segments with the highest growth rates included vehicles, with 36.3%, and machinery, with 42.3%.
Brasília – The Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim, stated today (31st) that Brazil intends to make a new donation to Haiti, this time of US$ 172 million. Amorim made the announcement during the International Donors Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti, promoted by the United Nations (UN) in New York. At the
The sum of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil remained positive as of the 26th. Year-to-date, the surplus is US$ 2.2 billion.
An official Petrobras press statement shows that the Board of Directors has approved an updating of the project portfolio for the 2011/2014 period, which forecasts investment of up to US$ 138 billion.
