Author: Agência Brasil
Agência Brasil Brasília – The non-financial public sector had a surplus of R$ 7.8 billion in September, bringing the cumulative surplus for the year to R$57.1 billion, or the equivalent of 5.08% of GDP. The target set with the International Monetary Fund was R$ 54.2 billion. The federal government (INSS [social security] and the Central
Agência Brasil Brasília – In testimony at the Foreign Relations Committee in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, vice president Jose Alencar declared that there are no internal problems in the government with Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiations. Alencar was responding to questions regarding differences of opinion in the cabinet on FTAA negotiations. He
Agência Brasil Porto Alegre – Representatives of a state-run Chinese food company, Chinatex, who are visiting southern Brazil at the moment, have announced interest in purchasing one million tons of genetically modified (GM) soybeans grown in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Last year China imported 1.4 million tons of Rio Grande do Sul
Agência Brasil Brasília – At the end of the fourth week in October cumulative exports by Brazil for the year are now at US$58.921 billion, and imports at US$38.953 billion, for a surplus of US$19.968 billion. According to minister of Development, Luiz Fernando Furlan, the surplus should close out the year above US$22 billion. The
Agência Brasil Brasília – The head of the International Monetary Fund mission which is now in Brazil, Jorge Marquez-Ruarte, declared that the country is in good shape and that there are reasons to be confident. He also referred to the possibility of renewing the loan agreement with the IMF. "The market is confident in Brazil.
Agência Brasil Brasília – Foreign direct investments came to US$ 739 million in September. Of this total, US$ 88 million are attributable to conversion operations, said the head of the Economic Department of the Central Bank, Altamir Lopes, Thursday (23), when he released the monthly report on the External Sector. Lopes said that investments related
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The Minister of Tourism, Walfrido Mares Guia, said today that he is in favor of simplifying procedures for authorizing visas for foreigners, to increase the flow of tourists to Brazil. According to Mares Guia, it would be ideal for this type of procedure not to exist among countries that maintain
