In this episode: Lecture on the habits and culture of Arab countries; Arlene Clemesha; the Arab market for vehicles and parts; Laércio Barbosa, from company Toscano Foods; and the city of Porto Alegre.
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A study by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) reports that capital flows are expected to gradually return to the developing economies in this year and the next. The entity has revised their previous forecasts.
In December, however, capital goods exports showed a strong increase, which was considered surprising by the sector association.
Invitation to tender published this Wednesday (29) asks companies to elaborate a study for the concession of a stretch of the Brazilian highway BR-101, in Rio de Janeiro. Bidders have ten days to apply.
Foreign direct investments in developing nations added up to US$ 749 billion. The sum represents 52% of the global FDI flow, which increased by 11% and reached US$ 1.46 trillion.
The sector agency estimates investments on oil and natural gas research in the next ten years in Brazil will reach R$ 30 billion.
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.
