According to Anfavea, a total of 2.82 million vehicles were licensed in Brazil last year. National production reached 3.21 million vehicles. Exports reached 727,300 units.
Author: Agência Brasil
The figures were disclosed by Brazilian Tourism Institute president Jeanine Pires. Brazil received almost 6 million foreign visitors from January to November 2008. Spending exceeded US$ 5 billion.
The country’s entry and exit flow of dollars was US$ 983 million negative last year after five yeas back to back of surpluses. Capital left the country due to the worsening of the global crisis.
A total of 345,447 units were sold during the month. Compared with December 2007, the figure represents a decrease of 16%. Accumulated sales in 2008 were 14% higher than in the year before.
The Ministry of Finance announced today that the National Treasury is going to issue this year’s first batch of Bonds of the Republic, denominated in dollars, in the United States and in Europe.
Brasília – The Brazilian government is going to send 14 tonnes of donations of medication and food to the victims of the conflict between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas in the Gaza Strip next Friday (09). According to information supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Trade, the cargo will be shipped to Jordan
Brasília – In the first survey this year, the financial market confirmed most of the forecasts made last week concerning the Brazilian economy. The Focus bulletin, disclosed every Monday by the Central Bank of Brazil, has maintained the inflation rate expected for 2009 at 5%, measured according to the Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA). The
When fully operational, the units will add over 790,000 barrels of oil a day and more than 35 million daily cubic metres of natural gas to the national output.
Brazilian exports totalled US$ 197.9 billion in 2008 and imports reached US$ 173.2 billion, generating a surplus of US$ 24.73 billion. The figure is 38.2% lower than recorded in 2007.
The plants of Candeias, in the state of Bahia, and Quixadá, in the state of Ceará, ended the year with a total output of 8.8 million litres.
The head of government of Portugal, José Sócrates, said that there is need to create a company to compete with international giants and promote the Portuguese language worldwide.
El Salvador – Concern surrounding the effects of the financial crisis on the development of Latin American countries set the tone this Wednesday (29th) of the opening of the 18th edition of the Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, held in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador. In all inaugural addresses at
Agreement between the Brazilian Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve results in the creation of a line for swap of dollars for reals. The aim is to guarantee liquidity in the foreign currency.
Dollar outflow in Brazil was higher than inflow up until the 24th.
