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Brazilian exports exceeded imports in USD 4.435 billion, the highest number for the month of March since the beginning of the historical series in 1989.
Survey by the Brazilian institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) shows decline in physical output in the first two months of this year over the same period in 2015.
The holding company of the Abu Dhabi government registered revenues of USD 9.3 billion and profit of USD 327 million last year.
The place will receive EUR 758 million in investments and should start operations in 2019. Traffic capacity will be of 4.2 million TEUs. Agreement was signed this Wednesday (30).
For the first time this year, the Brazilian Central Bank estimates that the 2016 inflation rate will exceed the upper threshold of 6.5%.
Deficit in the Union, states and counties accounts reached BRL 23 billion (USD 6.36 billion) in February, worst result for the month in the historical series.
The Fund’s mission met with representatives of the Iraqi government. Conflicts and oil’s low prices drove the country’s GDP down 2.1% in 2015, but the organization sees improvement in fiscal policies.
The company will invest BRL 50 billion (USD 13.61) in five years in the Brazilian power sector and a fifth of this amount will be used this year already.
President Dilma Rousseff signed the ratification of the World Trade Organization trade facilitation agreement in Brasília. The treaty aims to cut red tape and eliminate administrative hurdles.
Fair will take place on weekends starting April at Rua Oriente, with tents of food, handicrafts, clothing and other typical Arab products. The initiative comes from the National Union of Islamic Entities.
The surplus is the result of USD 3.6 billion in exports and USD 2.3 billion in imports. Shipments of basic goods, semi-finished and finished products all increased.
The auto sector should resume growth in this year’s Q4, according to estimation by Luiz Moan Yabiku Júnior, president of automaker’s national association.
Financial institutions believe in a 3.66% slide for the Brazilian economy this year. Last week’s forecast called for 3.60% shrinkage. The 2017 numbers also declined.

