Investment in construction in Brazil totalled US$ 328 billion in 2009, according to figures disclosed by ITCnet, a research company. Most of the funds – US$ 162 billion – went to industrial works.
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Artisans from Rio Grande do Sul make accessories and costume jewellery out of fish leather, fishing nets and rubber residues. They are part of the Mar de Dentro Handicraft Project and Canoa Group.
This is the evaluation of Finance Minister Guido Mantega, who believes capital markets will have the greatest volume of business in the world in 2010. He warned, however, about exchange fluctuation.
The airline from Bahrain bets on regional aviation, a sector for which the Brazilian aircraft maker’s jets were developed. The aircraft to be used are the Embraer 170, for 67 passengers.
Sales totalled 221,000 units of new vehicles in February. Production also grew 23.9% over the same month in 2009, totalling 253,200 vehicles.
The Portal Brasil e-government site brings together around 500 services and has areas in English and Spanish, turned to foreigners.
The result was influenced by an outflow of dollars in exchange operations, according to the Central Bank of Brazil. In the year, the country accumulates a surplus of US$ 676 million.
Responsible for 6% of production of honey in Paraná, the city of Ortigueira plans to sell to the Emirates. In the city, an association named Apomel brings together beekeepers and exports.
Article ‘A new diet for the crops’, by editor Isaura Daniel, won the first place award in the Internet category of the award promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Brazilian exports in the month totalled US$ 12.197 billion, and imports, US$ US$ 11.803 billion. This year, the accumulated trade balance surplus is US$ 228 million.
Brazil sold the equivalent to US$ 104.4 million on the foreign market in January. Tunisia is among the destinations that grew most, having expanded the business volume by 48.5 times.
A broad study on the population of Brazil, promoted by the IBGE every ten years, should cost US$ 910 million. The first figures should be disclosed in December.
The level of confidence in Brazilian industry, measured by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, grew 1.9% between January and February, reaching the third highest result since 1995.
The two deposits are in Barracuda field, in Campos Basin, 100 kilometres off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The recoverable volume is estimated at 65 million barrels.
