The surplus of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil was due to the improvement of investment in bonds, fixed income and remittance of profits and dividends.
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In 2009, the company extracted 2.5 million barrels of oil and gas per day, on average, in its domestic and foreign operations. In Brazil, the daily output was 2.3 million barrels.
The information was supplied by the minister of the Special Secretariat for Ports, Pedro Brito. He stated that the sector is a priority, and that improvements should take place across the country.
The 2009 result was 4.36% lower than that of 2008. Overall foreign sales from Brazil, however, dropped by 22%, leading the share of shipments to the Arab world’s to rise from 4.96% to 6.14%.
Gasoline and aviation fuel sales by Petrobras Distribuidora totalled 310,383 cubic metres in 2009. Rising sales by airlines WebJet and Azul are among the factors that contributed to the expansion.
Brazilian foreign trade recorded a negative result of US$ 592 million last week, as a result of US$ 2.41 billion in exports and US$ 3.012 billion in imports.
An agreement that should be signed at the Couromoda fair will guarantee the comfort and safety of leather shoes made in Brazil. The oil exploration industry, among others, will benefit.
The mill, installed in Juiz de Fora, was converted to operate using fuel alcohol. It is the first plant of the kind to operate in the world with this renewable source.
The Economic Sensor index, disclosed on Friday by the Institute of Applied Economic Research, shows improvement in expectations regarding the future of the Brazilian economy.
This is the value of investment that Brazilian ports should receive in private investment over the next five years, according to estimates by Pedro Brito, minister at the Special Ports Secretariat.
Ford USA will use engines made in Brazil on its new generation of the Fiesta automobile. The Sigma 1.6 engine already powers the Focus model in Brazil. The company will invest US$ 4 bn in the country.
The coordinator of the Pastoral Care for Children, which assists poor families in Brazil, fell victim to the quake in the Caribbean country yesterday. She was once nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Texbrasil project aims to export US$ 572 million in 2010, involving 1,174 Brazilian companies. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt are targets of the programme.
The figure surpassed the goal set for the year. In the last quarter alone, 91 aircraft were delivered to the segments of commercial, executive and defence aviation.
