The second and third bidding rounds for pre-salt area production sharing agreements were held this Friday. Winning bids were placed for six out of eight blocks on offer.
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The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce’s Marketing vice president was graced with the Ateneu Rotário award in recognition for his work in healthcare.
Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services’ forecast points to an increase of the surplus of Brazilian trade. The surplus is believed to reach between USD 65 to USD 70 billion.
The Brazilian Central Bank said expenditure by citizens during trips to other countries came out to USD 1.716 billion in September and to USD 14.145 billion year-to-date.
The Brazilian state-run oil company will restructure its oil exploration, production and refining operations, as well as its natural gas operations, which will lead to cost-cutting.
Foreign sales of capital goods from Brazil were up 33% in the month and 9.4% year-to-date, the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Industry Association (Abimaq) reported this Wednesday.
The outcome of a partnership between Brazil’s Postal and Federal Revenue services, the My Imports system enables tax payments and other proceedings to be carried out online.
A decree was published this Wednesday (25) in Brazil’s Federal Official Gazette stating that concessions for 13 airports might be awarded to private sector players.
The daughter to a Lebanese father, she is about to add e-commerce to her business. A fashion designer, she uses her workshop in São Paulo as a space to promote art and female militancy.
IMF’s managing director visited Riyadh and said that the country has been progressing in its economic program. She pointed to the fiscal adjustment and facilitation of access of women to the labor force.
The index measured by Fundação Getulio Vargas increased 1.9 point in October’s preliminary results. If this result holds, it will be the highest level since April 2014, with 94.7 points.
The role of leaders in the new economy will be dealt with at a meeting on Tuesday at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, in São Paulo, by educator Carlos Soares de Carvalho.
Brazil’s combined internal-external debt was up 0.79% in September to BRL 3.43 trillion (USD 1.07 trillion), up from BRL 3.04 trillion (USD 1.065 trillion) in August.
It occurred for the second consecutive month in September, when redemptions surpassed purchases of bonds in USD 486.6 million.

