Foreign sales of vehicles and agricultural machinery from Brazil were lower than in September of last year. Export revenues also dropped. In turn, domestic sales increased in September from August this year.
Author: From the Newsroom
Women’s clothing brand with 60-plus stores in Brazil has designed a Moroccan-inspired Spring collection. The items are inspired by desert landscapes, the colours of medinas and mosaics.
Production reached 2.89 million barrels of oil and gas per day last month, according to information from the National Agency of Petroleum.
In 2013, the country hosted 590,000 fairs, congresses and national and international conventions visited by 200 million-plus people.
‘Salt of the Earth’ and ‘Trash,’ co-produced with other countries, will be screened at the event due from October 23rd to November 1st. The movies will compete for the Audience Choice Award.
Exports to Egypt and Russia increased and helped sector sales revenue surge by 24.3% from the same period last year. Exported volume was up 19.1% from September 2013.
The negative foreign trade balance stemmed from US$ 19.617 billion in exports and US$ 20.556 billion in imports.
The foreign exchange flow showed a US$ 3.5 billion surplus in September, according to the Brazilian Central Bank. Year-to-date through September 26th, a US$ 2.86 billion surplus was recorded.
Brazil’s leading mobile network operators have acquired batches for offering the service across the entire national territory. No bids were placed for two batches.
Brazil’s Finance minister Guido Mantega has announced that tax credits will be given to manufactured goods exporting companies as of October. The goal is to increase foreign sales.
Technicians from the International Monetary Fund claim the country is doing well economically, but must reduce dependency on oil and cut spending.
Six enterprises from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Emirates are in the World Economic Forum’s community of global growth companies, i.e. businesses that have exhibited above-average performance.
In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Hassam Sheik Mohamud said that drought, high food prices and lack of security are affecting over three million people.
According to a report released by the UNHCR, the two countries were the main issuers of asylum seekers to industrialized countries in the first half of the year, when the number of refugee status requests rose by 24%.
