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.
Author: Agência Brasil
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).
A Brazilian Central Bank survey shows costs declining in July from June. In the 12 months through July, prices increased by 0.54% year-on-year.
Industrial production in Brazil grew in the first six months of the year. It was the best result for this period since 2013.
Foreign sales of lumber, paper and wood pulp increased in the year’s first six months, generating revenues of USD 4 billion to Brazil.
The consolidated public sector, which includes the Federal government, states and counties, registered a BRL 19.5 billion (USD 6.27 billion) deficit in June. It was the worst result of the historical series.
