Last month, 36.4 thousand units were shipped from Brazil to foreign countries, a 16.7% increase over February 2015.
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Brazilian industry output was up 0.4% in January from December of last year, but plummeted by 13.8% compared with January a year ago.
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is organizing a diplomatic and business mission to the two Arab countries and Ethiopia from March 8 to 11. Foreign minister Mauro Vieira will head the delegation.
The Brazilian aircraft manufacturing company grossed in excess of BRL 20 million in 2015, up 36% from 2014, but net income was down nearly 70% to USD 241.6 million.
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released economic results for last year this Thursday (03). Recession was the most severe since record-keeping began, in 1996.
The economist José Mendonça de Barros will outline the perspectives for Brazil and the world in a lecture next Monday.
The index that gauges retail business owners climbed 2.2% in February from January. Even so, the final score still shows pessimism.
The United States currency was selling for BRL 3.94 by closing time today, fuelled by good news from abroad. Brazil’s trade surplus was another factor fuelling the market.
The facility accounted for 28% of Brazilian foreign trade in January, a 5.26% increment over January 2015.
Foreign sales from the country fetched USD 13.348 billion in February, up 4.6% from a year ago, with the ensuing trade surplus exceeding the USD 3 billion mark.
The company’s production averaged at 2.65 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, which ws less than in December, due to scheduled rig maintenance shutdowns.
A poll of financial institutions conducted by the Brazilian Central Bank shows deteriorating expectations regarding the economy in 2016. Last week’s shrinkage forecast had been 3.40%.
Beginning on March 05 in Recife, Brazil, the historian and dancer Mell Borba will cover Arab rhythms, a bit of history and folk dances. The teacher is of Yemeni descent.
A meeting in Jeddah will bring together government officials and executives from 60 different countries, from March 01 to 03, to discuss public-private partnerships in the Arab country.
