According to the National Petroleum Agency, there was an increase by 1.8% in relation to the previous year, to 2.081 million barrels per day. Natural gas extraction increased by 7.8%.
Author: From the Newsroom
Sales dropped 2.29% in 2013 in relation to 2012, reaching 5.4 million units, according to the National Federation of Motor Vehicle Distributors.
The 2013 surplus reached US$ 2.561 billion, result of exports worth US$ 242.178 billion and imports worth US$ 239.617 billion.
The 2014 sum was forecast by Embratur. With the World Cup, the number of foreigners in the country may reach a record of seven million.
Until April 30 import tax shall be 2% for 30 thousand tons of fish. Normal value is 10%.
The Maghreb Food Exhibition (Mafex) will have its 3rd edition from Dec 11th to 14th, 2014. Discount registration will be available until January 31st. This year’s edition featured exhibitors from 19 countries.
The event will feature new Brazilian industry collections for autumn/winter 2014. The organizers are expecting to receive 85,000 buyers, including foreigners from 62 countries.
Event will run from January 18th to 25th in the United Arab Emirates. The World Future Energy Summit, the program’s highlight, will focus on projects worth a combined US$ 8 billion.
According to results released by the authority in charge show an 8.5% revenue increase November-on-November. Revenues were down in November from October.
Event will run from January 19th to 22nd in Doha with government officials and industry delegates in attendance and will feature technical panels and lectures by speakers from multinational corporations.
A stretch from the state of Minas Gerais to the Federal District was awarded to the private initiative. The winner, Invepar, offered the highest discount per toll plaza. The markdown was 61.13%.
The Brazil-based enterprise has informed that it has entered into a “non-binding agreement” with a business in the Arab country, looking to expand its operations in the Middle East.
Month-to-date through December 20th, Brazil has recorded a US$ 7.735 billion deficit in foreign exchange flow. Year-to-date, dollar outflows exceeded inflows by US$ 11.2 billion.
The estimate was announced by the prime-minister Ali Larayedh, whose term in office ends in January. In an address to the parliament, he said the GDP will grow more next year than in this one.

