The United Nation’s agencies will need USD 22.5 billion for basic aid to 91 million vulnerable people in 2018.
Author: Agência Brasil
The financial market expects the economy to grow 0.89% this year, against last week’s forecast of 0.73%. Estimative for 2018 also improved.
The trade surplus from January to October is the highest for the period and is the result of USD 200 billion in exports and USD 138 billion in imports.
Brazilian economy expanded from July to September over the three previous months, in the third consecutive increase. Over the same period of last year, the growth reached 1.4%.
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved the extension of a draft Provisional Measure lifting taxes on imports of goods intended for oil and gas exploration, development and production.
Federal, state and local governments in the country posted a USD 1.4 billion surplus in October, the Brazilian Central Bank reported.
Permissions were given in the year’s first half. The amount is lower than the one registered in the same period of last year.
IPCA-15 slowed down in November, according to a preview of the index measured by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Result is 0.02 percentage point lower than in October.
Survey by the National Confederation of Industry shows that industry confidence improved in Brazil in 0.5 point in November over October.
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) disbursed USD 17.20 billion from January to October of this year.
The Russian government said the meeting will take place on November 22, and that authorities from Turkey and Iran will attend.
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and IDB signed an agreement this Friday (10) that will provide funding to private investments in infrastructure, sustainable energy and projects of small companies.
Brazil’s Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) reached 2.21% year-to-date through October, the lowest rate since 1998.
The first harvest estimate from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) for next year in Brazil is 220.2 million tons, which would entail an 8.9% decline over 2017.

