Rio de Janeiro – Employment level in the Brazilian industrial sector has risen for the second consecutive month, having posted growth of 0.7% in July, compared with the previous month, according to a survey by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The survey shows that the variation was the highest since May 2004,
Author: Agência Brasil
Starting next month, trade transactions between both countries may be made in reals or pesos, eliminating the need for use of the dollar.
Figure is the result of US$ 4.553 billion in exports and US$ 4.258 billion in imports.
The minister of Defence of Brazil, Nelson Jobim, said the model for concession to private companies should be ready next year. The first to be tendered should be airports in Rio and São Paulo.
According to the press office at the Brazilian state-owned oil company, inclusion in the index is proof that it ranks among the eight most sustainable companies in Brazil.
Industrial activity in Brazil grew 1% in July, mainly due to the performance of the machinery and input sectors.
Brasília – Up until next Friday (5th), the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture is going to promote, at the Centre of Agrarian Sciences of the Federal University of São Carlos, in the city of Araras, interior of the state of São Paulo, the "1st Ethanol Week: sharing Brazilian experience." The aim of the event is to
Foreign sales of Brazil from January to August totalled US$ 130.8 billion, an increase of 29.3% over the same period last year, whereas the average global growth was 15.3% a year.
Brasília – Brazil recorded a trade surplus – positive export result – of US$ 16.907 billion in the first eight months this year. The value is 38.43% lower than recorded during the same period of last year (US$ 27.461 billion). The information was supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. From
The figure was disclosed today by the IBGE. The most populous city is still São Paulo, with 10.9 million inhabitants, followed by Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, the Federal District, and Fortaleza.
The estimate is by Brazilian Development Bank president Luciano Coutinho, and refers to the period from 2008 to 2011, when investment in the Brazilian economy should reach US$ 1.5 trillion.
Brasília – The volume of credit in the Brazilian National Financial System reached 1.085 trillion reals (US$ 669 billion) in July, a figure equivalent to 37% of the sum of goods and services produced in the country, i.e. the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is the highest percentage ever recorded since the Central Bank of
The figure concerns direct investment into Brazil from January to July. The volume totalled US$ 5.2 billion in August. The Central Bank estimates a US$ 35 billion inflow by December.
