Brazil grossed USD 3.04 billion from exports last week and imported USD 2.2 billion worth of goods. The country ran trade surpluses in the week and year-to-date.
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The country is negotiating loans of USD 1 billion with the World Bank and USD 500 million with the African Development Bank.
In excess of 36,000 automobiles were shipped abroad from Brazil last month. Year-to-date, 369,500 units were exported.
After going up in October, FAO’s index that measures the cost of food commodities slid last month. The UN’s agency states that grain production in 2015 will be smaller than expected.
The low price of the commodity has led the country to ease down on its fiscal adjustment measures. The economy should slow down in 2015 and 2016, as per an International Monetary Fund report.
Brazil’s Ministry of Justice exempted these immigrants from the fees charged for the foreign national registration and for the issuance of an identity card.
In November, 389,100 tons were shipped from Brazil, with revenues up 33.8% from November 2014.
In November in Brazil, exports outpaced imports by USD 1.197 billion. Year-to-date, the country is running a USD 13.442 billion trade surplus.
Total trade was up 2% in the first half of this year, driven by the country’s exports, which grew 28%.
Partnership between the Brazilian federal government and the São Paulo City Hall opens 200 slots for immigrants and refugees to learn the language. Enrolments will be accepted from December 3rd to 12th.
The government extends its condolences to the families of the Tuesday attack victims, and ‘reiterates its repudiation of terrorist acts of any sort, whatever their pretexts may be.”
The measure will remain in force during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The nationalities to enjoy the benefit will be defined by the ministries of Tourism, Justice and Foreign Relations.
Besides the announcement of investment in enhancing agricultural defense at Brazilian borders, minister Kátia Abreu launched programs this Tuesday to streamline exports and for zoo-phytosanitary emergencies.
The program will be presented at COP21, in Paris, and proposes policies to mitigate the effects of climate change in the continent.
