An index from think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas climbed 1.5 point to 92.3 in its August preview. Industrialists’ present and future outlooks have improved.
Author: Agência Brasil
Financial market experts believe that the Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) will end 2017 at 3.51%, according to a bulletin by the Brazilian Central Bank (BC). It’s the fifth time the forecast is revised up.
Brazil’s economy shrank in Q2 over Q1 according to the GDP Monitor, a survey conducted by think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas.
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture estimates that agriculture and livestock production will amount to BRL 535.4 billion this year, with grains, cotton, oranges and sugarcane as best-performing crops.
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) ended the year’s first six months with earnings, reversing the loss of the same period of 2016. Lower delinquency rate was one of the factors.
The estimate by financial institutions of how much prices should climb this year was revised up for the fourth week back-to-back, this time to 3.5% in 2017.
In this year’s Q2, the company earnings were lower than the same period of 2016. An extraordinary pension plan created for the employees impacted the results.
The Arab country presented officially its bid to host the FIFA 2026 World Cup this Friday (11) to FIFA.
A survey of financial institutions conducted by the Brazilian Ministry of Finance shows a primary Central Government deficit of USD 49.3 billion, up from a prior projection of USD 46.2 billion.
The July forecast from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics for the 2017 crop in Brazil is 0.7% higher than the one from June. The crop is seen reaching 242.1 million tons this year, up 31% from 2016.
The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) went back up again after a deflation in June and now stands at 1.43% year-to-date and at 2.71% year-over-year, the lowest since February 1999.
A survey shows that production by industry in Brazil increased in June from May in most of the 14 areas surveyed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
In a survey conducted by the Brazilian Central Bank (BC), the financial market expects an inflation rate of 3.45% this year in Brazil. It’s the third consecutive time that the rate is revised up.
Brazil received 1.4% more investments in June over May, according to the survey conducted by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA).

