Volume of loans grew by 5.5% last year, according to Brazilian Central Bank.
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Number is two times the one registered in 2017. Foreign direct investments reached USD 88.3 billion, more than enough to finance the negative balance in current account.
Positive balance is the result of USD 3.62 billion in exports and a little more than USD 3 billion in imports.
The sum of internal and external Brazilian debts climbed 8.9% last year over 2017, according to Brazilian National Treasury.
Financial institutions estimate Brazilian economy will grow by 2.50% in 2019. Last-week projection was 2.53%.
The main index of the São Paulo Stock Exchange climbed 1.16% this Friday to 97,677 points.
Government collection amounted to USD 383 billion in 2018. It was the biggest amount since 2014.
The number of workers hired exceeded that of those fired by 529,500 in 2018, in the first positive net result since 2014.
The amount of crude product manufactured in the country was up 1.1% to 34.7 million tons, while flat-rolled steel production climbed 3.3% to 23.1 million tons.
Global expansion is weakening amid risks, says International Monetary Fund economic counsellor and director of Research Gita Gopinath.
Brazilian exports reached USD 3.536 billion, and the imports USD 5.521 billion. Negative balance was USD 1.985 billion.
The main index of the São Paulo Stock Exchange closed above 96,000 points this Friday, up 0.78% from the day before.
The country’s economy picked up by a higher rate than it had in 2017, although it fell short of what had been provided for in the Budget Bill.
Indicator increased by 12% in December over the same month of 2017 but remains below 50 points. Brazilians think the economy is faring badly.
