In the six days during which the continent’s airports remained closed, Brazilian companies were unable to ship perishable products such as flowers and fruit.
Author: Agência Brasil
Foreign direct investment in Brazil should be US$ 2.8 billion in April, according to projections of the Brazilian Central Bank.
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.
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
