Last Thursday, the National Treasury issued foreign debt bonds with ten-year maturity. The interest rate to be paid, of 5.8% a year, is the second lowest ever for this type of bond.
Author: Agência Brasil
Henrique Meirelles said that Brazil is leaving the international financial crisis, which began in the United States, in a more favourable situation than most companies.
Industrial production in Brazil grew slightly in March over February, up 0.7%. This is the third consecutive increase when compared to the previous month. Over March 2008, there was a reduction.
The Brazilian trade surplus was US$ 3.7 billion in April, as a result of US$ 12.3 billion in exports and US$ 8.6 billion in imports.
The director general of the World Trade Organization was elected last Thursday for another term, starting on September 1st. He has headed the organisation since 2005.
To Luciano Coutinho, the bank’s first quarter performance is proof of it. Disbursements totalled nearly US$ 8.7 billion, growth of 13% over the same period of 2008.
Sugarcane milling in the Centre-South of Brazil should total 550 million tonnes in the 2009/2010 crop. The estimate was supplied by the São Paulo Sugarcane Agroindustry Union.
The sum of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil remained positive by US$ 596 million up until the 24th this month. The flow of finance is running a deficit, and the flow of trade recorded a surplus.
The figure is part of a survey conducted by the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo.
The figure is part of a survey conducted by the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo.
The surplus is the result of exports of US$ 2.493 billion and imports of US$ 1.613 billion.
Nearly 125,000 requests were made last year, placing the country among the top 10 in the ranking. With regard to patents, Brazil ranks 24th.
The state-owned company extracted over 2.3 million BOE of oil and gas a day on average in Brazil in March, growth of 9.5% over March 2008, and of 3% compared with February.
According to a survey conducted by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, the index went from 96.1 points in March to 98.5 points this month.
