In the first half of this year, credit and debit card sales amounted to a combined US$ 202.2 billion.
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Beachwear brand Lenny Niemeyer exports to Lebanon and Emirates and wants to enter all Arab market by opening an on-line store through the local distributor.
According to figures from the Ministry of Labour, the number of formal jobs in the public and private sectors was up 3.14% from 2012.
Surplus in the third week reached US$ 684 million and pushed August to surplus as well. Year-to-date, however, there is a deficit of US$ 571 million.
The financial market has lowered its growth forecast for Brazil’s economy for the 12th straight week. The prior estimate was 0.91% for this year.
Centre for Arabic and Lebanese culture studies was inaugurated this month at the Consulate General of Lebanon, in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil purchased US$ 4.4 billion worth of products from abroad in July, according to the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association. The trade balance for chemical products is running a deficit.
Formerly owned by Eike Batista, Porto Sudeste should start shipping iron ore in Q4 this year.
Index measured by the Brazilian Central Bank declined in quarter two from quarter one this year.
In an auction conducted by Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency, 99% of the commercialized volume came from producers which had the Social Fuel seal, a proof of their commitment to family farming. The auction will ensure the supply to the Brazilian market in September and October.
The announcement was made by CEO Mary Barra to president Dilma Rousseff, in Brasília, and the sum should go into new products and improvements in current models up until 2018.
Sector is expected to double its share in the Brazilian GDP by 2020.
Economic Climate Index of the region, measured by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, declined by 7% between April and July. Among the main economies, only Mexico has seen an improvement.
The increase took place in July from June. Following the end of the World Cup, the demand for financing by enterprises incrased.
