Amount of dollars leaving the country surpassed entry by US$ 12 billion. Financial foreign exchange flow was responsible for the result, as the commercial flow was positive at the end of 2013.
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The International Finance Corporation, branch of the World Bank, signed an agreement with the Bank of Palestine to support the development of small businesses, particularly those headed by women.
The reduction occurred in almost half of the 27 sectors researched by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Vehicles had the strongest influence.
UN Agency for Palestine Refugees develops a project to preserve over 500,000 pictures and videos of Palestinians since 1948. Exhibit takes place in Jerusalem and then tours the world.
Deposits made by Brazilians were greater than withdrawals by R$ 71 billion (US$ 30 billion), highest value ever registered by the Central Bank.
Brazil exported the equivalent to US$ 16.6 billion last year, an increase by 13.5% over 2012. National production of 3.74 million units was also a historic result.
Christophe Didier will be the new director general for the country and Juan Torres, who established the airline’s flights from Abu Dhabi to São Paulo, shall go to the Philippines.
Financial institutions consulted by the Central Bank believe the country’s economy won’t grow 2%, as previously forecasted.
In 2013, Mauritania exported 13.4 million tons of iron ore, greatest volume in it’s history. The country wishes to elevate production to 40 million tons by the year 2025.
According to the National Petroleum Agency, there was an increase by 1.8% in relation to the previous year, to 2.081 million barrels per day. Natural gas extraction increased by 7.8%.
Brazil’s Finance Minister, Guido Mantega, says the Federal Government’s savings to pay debt interests reached R$ 75 billion in 2013. Target was R$ 73 billion.
Sales dropped 2.29% in 2013 in relation to 2012, reaching 5.4 million units, according to the National Federation of Motor Vehicle Distributors.
The 2013 surplus reached US$ 2.561 billion, result of exports worth US$ 242.178 billion and imports worth US$ 239.617 billion.
Until April 30 import tax shall be 2% for 30 thousand tons of fish. Normal value is 10%.
