Brazil may buy 600 tonnes of wheat free of tax from foreign countries, according to a Foreign Trade Chamber resolution issued this Wednesday (30th). The tax had already been lifted once this year, in April.
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Brazilian capital goods export revenues stood at US$ 8.9 billion year-to-date through September this year, according to industry association Abimaq figures. Foreign sales also declined in September alone.
The outflow of dollars from Brazil has exceeded the inflow this month up to last Friday, according to Central Bank figures.
The company’s president Graça Foster has said that in years to come, production will see more investment than exploration.
According to the director general at the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Guy Ryder, the low recovery of the global economy should affect job generation.
The Getúlio Vargas Foundation index measuring confidence in the economic sector in the country dropped 0.2% in the period from August to October, with 97.8 points. This is the lowest level since 2009.
The volume shipped in quarter three (Q3) this year was down 7.3% from Q3 2012. Sales are expected to recover by the end of the year.
Specialists will convene at the School of Economics of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation to address the role of Brazil in the region. The conference will take place next in São Paulo next Friday (1st), at 4:00 pm.
The agency is competing with an article about expansion of the cargo sector at Guarulhos Airport, in the first edition of the award of the Brazilian Airline Association.
A Central Bank research with financial institutions shows a GDP estimate of 2.13% next year. The prior forecast had been 2.2%.
According to Petrobras, on September 2 337,300 barrels were produced. Output averaged at 326,800 per day during the month, including production by the Brazilian state-owned company and partner companies.
The meeting will be held by the Financial Times Live and the This is Africa organization on November 27th, in Johannesburg. Brazilian companies operating in the continent will be represented.
A decree by Brazil’s president allows foreign investors to own up to 30% of the bank’s shares, a percentage previously limited to 20% of total capital.
Of the total bonds issued by the federal government, US$ 1.5 billion will be paid in cash and the remainder, in old bonds. The bulk of the amount was raised in the European and United States markets.
