Author: Agência Brasil
Agência Brasil Brasília – In an interview with the French newspaper, "Les Echos," the president of the Central Bank, Henrique Meirelles, declared that in the future Brazil intends to live without the International Monetary Fund. He said that at the moment the macroeconomic situation is favorable and will make renewed growth possible. Meirelles added that
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Agribusiness grew 1.8% in Brazil in 2003. For the third year in a row, this rate was superior to industrial growth in general, which last year registered only a modest 0.3%. According to data released Friday (13) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), between 2000 and
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Brazilian Central Bank (BC) reports that irregularities have been found in financial transactions by Parmalat Brasil, the local subsidiary of the Italian multinational corporation that went belly up in the midst of scandal beginning in December, and other linked businesses in Brazil. The BC cautiously says that so far it
Agência Brasil Brasília – In his customary message to Congress at the beginning of the annual legislative session, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that the principal objectives of his administration are to get approval for labor, union, political and Judiciary reform bills. In the message, which was read by senator Romeu Tuma (PFL-SP),
Agência Brasil Brasília – In his customary message to Congress at the beginning of the annual legislative session, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that the principal objectives of his administration are to get approval for labor, union, political and Judiciary reform bills. In the message, which was read by senator Romeu Tuma (PFL-SP),
Agência Brasil Brasília – Speaking during the 5th Parliamentary Network video conference on the World Bank, which is taking place in France, president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared that the International Monetary Fund needs to make changes in the way it deals with developing countries. "The IMF needs more than just one recipe. It
