A conference in Brussels gathered 36 countries and donor organizations, which have committed to donate over USD 3.4 billion next year.
Author: Agência Brasil
March saw revenue outweigh spending by USD 798 million surplus, but year-to-date there was a deficit.
This was the third straight month of net job creation in the country. Year-to-date through March, 204,000 positions were created.
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde also said the country needs a smart, gradual fiscal consolidation.
Restrictions have been put in place as a consequence of the Brazilian Federal Police’s ‘Operation Weak Flesh.’
According to the Electric Energy Trading Chamber (CCEE), the rise in temperatures last month impacted directly the consumption of energy.
The technology market saw 4.5% growth in the country last year.
Financial market players expect prices to climb by 3.57% this year, up from a prior forecast of 3.63%.
Prices went up 0.10% in March, below the 0.38% seen in February, according to a preliminary index released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Brazilian families’ buying plans increased in March from February, according to a survey from the National Confederation of Trade in Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC).
The Brazilian president said that the North American government committed to discuss possible exemption to the steel and aluminum import tariff.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) widened in the three months through January from the preceding three-month period, a survey from think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas showed.
According to the minister of Agriculture, 90% of the water used in farms is rainwater and only 10% comes from irrigation systems.
Brazil’s National Confederation of Trade sees sales reaching USD 669 million and 10,600 temporary jobs being created during Holy Week.

