The deal involves latest-generation aircraft. India’s Air Costa will pay US$ 2.94 billion for the planes, which are due to start flying in 2018.
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In 2013, government-owned companies invested US$ 47 bn, the highest sum since records started being kept, in 2000. The 16 companies comprising Grupo Petrobras disbursed a combined US$ 41.1 bn.
Dollar inflows to Brazil exceeded outflows by US$ 46 million last week, according to the Central Bank.
The country has pledged to invest the equivalent of U$S 4.8 billion in infrastructure and social programs. The funds will be supplied by the United Arab Emirates.
Brazilian exports of basic, semi-manufactured and manufactured goods declined in the first week of the month, while imports increased. The deficit stood at US 1.7 billion.
Last year, 34.9 million tonnes worth of cargo were handled at the facility. Containers alone amounted to a combined 26.15 million tonnes, up 61% from 2012.
According to an IMF survey, the West Bank and Gaza depend on successful talks with Israel in order to thrive, cut down unemployment and attract investment.
The Brazilian industry shipped 8,307 units abroad in January. Domestic sales stood at 133,600 units, up 5.7%.
The chairwoman is listed in a ranking by the United States’ Fortune magazine.
According to Brazil’s Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, 25,779 vehicles were shipped abroad in January this year, a decline of nearly 30% from January 2013.
In 2013, Dubai’s ports operator handled 55 million containers, down 1.9% from 2012. In the emirate, however, the volume handled was an all-time high.
The institution, controlled by the Bahrain-based Arab bank ABC, posted a US$ 110 million profit in 2013. The return on equity was 15%.
Dollar inflows to Brazil exceeded outflows by US$ 1.61 billion. Foreign trade-related exchange operations boosted the performance.
Performance was positive last year, as per a survey from the National Confederation of Industry, despite a slowdown in December.
