The statement came from the head of the Economic Department of the financial institution, Túlio Maciel. Brazil had a deficit of US$ 6 billion in current transactions in July. In the same month of 2014, the deficit was higher.
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Spending with international travelling totaled US$ 1.7 billion in July, a decline of 30% in comparison to the same month of last year.
In the third week of August, exports overcame imports in US$ 699 million. Shipments, however, are still in lower numbers than in the previous year.
The Focus Bulletin released by the Brazilian Central Bank shows for the first time in 17 weeks a lower estimation for this year’s inflation.
The Tobias Barreto theater, in the capital Aracaju, will host the eight edition of the event, on September 5th and 6th, with dance shows and courses. Dance company Carpe Diem is promoting the event.
Conference on the topic takes place in Brasília in November and will discuss targets to reduce the numbers of victims. Brazil and 18 other countries, among them Oman and Morocco, are committed to the goals.
In a day of tension in the financial markets, the São Paulo Stock Exchange closes down 1.99% and the dollar rises. China and political tension impacted the negative performance.
Survey of the National Confederation of Industry shows output decline in July and pessimism for the next six months.
The GDP of the Arab country increased 0.7% from April to June with the impact of two terrorist attacks in the economic activity. In Q1 the growth was of 1.7%.
The country shipped 7.365 million barrels per day, 430,000 barrels more than in May. Domestic consumption also increased in the month.
According to the Brazilian statistics institute, unemployment rate in July stood at 7.5% and average income per worker declined 2.4% in comparison to the same period of 2014.
The company extracted 2.796 million barrels of oil and gas per day last month, an increase of 1.8% over June and of 3.6% over July of last year.
Journalist Lú Braga created a virtual space to report on her everyday life in the Arab country and her experiences as a foreigner. She lives in Beirut since April and also promotes social actions.
Brazilian Central Bank’s index shows that there was a decline in Q2 over Q1 this year. In comparison to the same time period of last year, the decline was even higher: 3.09%.
