The difference between the inflow and outflow of dollars in Brazil returned to positive this month, according to the Central Bank of Brazil. As of last Friday (25th), the surplus was US$ 1.06 bn.
Author: Agência Brasil
According to the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), the confidence index from August to September was the highest in the last 12 months. However, the index is still lower than in September last year.
In August, total credit available in the country was equivalent to 45.2% of the GDP, as against 44.8% in July and 36.7% in August last year.
Emerging biotechnology and nanotechnology companies will receive investment from the institution by means of a new venture capital fund. The sectors have been chosen in order to promote innovation.
Anti-crisis measures adopted by the country have placed it ahead of its Latin American counterparts with regard to the resumption of economic growth, according to the Fund’s upcoming report.
Financial market analysts have expanded their forecasts for growth of the Brazilian economy, which four weeks ago reached 4%. For this year, they still expect stability.
According to the president of Petrobras, José Sergio Gabrielli, it will be difficult to transport equipment and personnel to offshore platforms. The company, however, is already looking at solutions.
Brasília – The Central Bank of Brazil has maintained its projection of foreign direct investment (FDI) at US$ 25 billion this year, but is expecting a larger inflow of funds into the country’s manufacturing industry in 2010 (US$ 38 billion). According to figures supplied by the Central Bank, investment in the industry totalled US$ 15.878
Such is the figure up until today (24th). Expenditures by foreigners in Brazil, during the same period, totalled US$ 331 million.
At the opening of the UN General Assembly, the Brazilian president called for more participation of emerging countries in the IMF and the World Bank, and for the expansion of the UN Security Council.
The figure is the result of US$ 3.496 billion in exports and US$ 2.94 billion in imports.
From 2007 to 2008, the number of people aged over 40 in the country has risen 4.5%. The population above 60 years old has also grown, and accounts for 11% of the total.
The government passed today a bill prohibiting cultivation of cane in sensitive areas. However, sugarcane may sill be grown on 64 million hectares. Today, cane occupies 9 million hectares.
Brasília – In the month of August in Brazil, 242,126 job positions were created, as a result of 1,457,455 people taken on and 1,215,329 dismissals. It was the best result this year, as informed today (16th) by the Ministry of Labour, upon disclosing the General Records Office for Employment and Unemployment (Caged). The number of
