Author: Agência Brasil
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The Scandinavian Steel group has announced it will build a steel mill in the state of Rio de Janeiro, which has given the group tax breaks. According to spokesmen for the state Secretariat of Energy, Shipbuilding and Petroleum, some US$5 million will be invested in the endeavor. When it is
Agência Brasil New York – The secretary of International Affairs of the Ministry of Finance, Otaviano Canuto, said on Monday (17) that foreign direct investments should amount to US$ 15 billion in 2004. For him, investments this year should come to between US$ 9 and 10 billion, as a result of the crisis of confidence
Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazilian exports in the second week of November were up 20.5%, compared to November 2002. The November trade surplus is running at US$553 million. For the year, the cumulative surplus is now at US$21.3 billion. Imports were also up in November by 9.4%, compared to the same period last year. Imports
Agência Brasil Brasília – The German bank, Kreditanstalt Für Wiederraufbau (which can be loosely translated as "Credit Bank for Growth"), has donated 15 million euros (R$48 million) to Brazilian programs at the Ministry of Environment and its Environmental Protection Institute (Instituto Brasileiro de Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Renováveis, Ibama). The funds will make it possible for
