The sector agency estimates investments on oil and natural gas research in the next ten years in Brazil will reach R$ 30 billion.
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According to a research by the National Confederation of Industries, the percentage of Brazilian companies that will be making investments in 2014 has dropped to 78.1%, in relation to 83% last year. Only 3.6% of them will invest abroad.
Brazilian trade balance produced a negative result of US$ 1.6 billion last week, which increased the month’s deficit to US$ 3.65 billion.
A Brazilian Central Bank study shows that financial institutions lowered the country’s economic growth expectation this year from 2% to 1.91%.
Brazilian current transactions deficit reached US$ 81 billion in 2013 and foreign direct investments, of US$ 64 billion, were insufficient to cover it.
In Davos, Brazilian president said that the country has always welcomed foreign investment and emphasized that Brazil offers plenty opportunities for business.
At the inauguration of a new building of the cardiology hospital HCor, in São Paulo, cardiologist Adib Jatene was honoured by Brazilian vice-president Michel Temer, São Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin and mayor Fernando Haddad.
From January 01 to 17, the amount of dollars that left the country surpassed the amount that entered by US$ 1,894 billion, according to the Brazilian Central Bank.
Revenues in the Brazilian services sector rose in November in relation to the same month in 2012, according to research by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The increase, however, was a little slower than in October and September.
According to information from the General Records Office for Employment and Unemployment, this was the number of formal job positions created last year. It represents a drop in relation to 2012, when 1.3 million jobs were generated.
The International Monetary Fund expects Brazilian economy to grow 2.3% in 2014 and 2.8% in 2015. Estimates are lower than what was announced last October. As for the Arab countries, forecasts for this year were lowered.
Result represents the accumulated total for January. On the third week alone, imports have surpassed exports by US$ 1.475 billion.
Region average, however, is lower than the OECD, with the exception of Argentina and Brazil, which are above average.
The index measured by the Federation of Commerce of São Paulo decreased by 3.5% in comparison to December and by 17.9% in relation to January 2013, reaching 131.7 points.
