Brazil purchased 2.7 million tonnes from countries in the region from January through July this year, up 19.8% from the same period last year. Morocco was the leading supplier. Brazil’s global fertilizer imports were up 12.8%.
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The US$ 217 million instalment is part of an agreement signed in 2013. The Fund says the economy is growing slowly, but acknowledges the fact that structural reforms are being implemented.
Watch in this episode: Arab ambassadors visit Santa Catarina state; how to welcome an Arab guest; Professor Claudio Jorge Monteiro from the FGV School of Economics; and the Apas supermarket trade fair.
A project with Algerian investment in Brazil and another with Brazilian investment in Sudan have been presented at the Brazil-Africa Forum this Friday in Fortaleza, Ceará.
Technicians from the International Monetary Fund and delegates from ten Arab countries met in Beirut to discuss ways to improve tax and customs management.
A survey conducted by Dom Cabral Foundation shows that Brazilian companies attained a higher rate of internationalization in 2013 than in 2012. Construction company Odebrecht now tops the ranking.
In the month, bonds worth US$ 35.9 billion matured. Besides, the month had less business days due to Brazil’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup, therefore less bonds were issued.
According to a survey conducted by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, August was the eighth straight month in which the sector’s assessment of economic conditions worsened.
According to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, foreigners visiting Brazil for the football tournament spent more and had higher incomes than traditional visitors.
The volume of credit operations increased from June and reached nearly US$ 1.223 trillion. Funding to private individuals had the best performance.
The funds will be allocated to crop irrigation and pasture development projects in the North African country.
The result in the fourth week of August shows decline of US$ 214 million. Year-to-date, the deficit is running at US$ 785 million.
Approximately 2,400 tonnes of toiletries, blankets and kitchen sets will be delivered in the next few days to roughly 1.2 million internally displaced persons in the country.
The Brazilian financial institution posted a net income of nearly US$ 2.4 billion in H1 this year, up 68% from H1 2013. Return on equity was 8.53%.
