The Brazilian trade balance surplus totalled US$ 23.7 billion in the year-to-date through the third week of December. The figure represents 1% growth over the same period of last year.
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The helicopter manufacturer is going to expand its plant in the municipality of Itajubá, in the state of Minas Gerais. The works will be carried out for the manufacturing of the large EC 725 model.
Catering company Thaita serves typical Lebanese cuisine dishes at parties, dinners and cocktails. The company also offers courses to those interested in learning its recipes.
The funds should be added to the US$ 2.7 billion budget of the Merchant Marine Fund for 2010. They should be used to finance 161 projects in the area.
Brand Manufatura, based in the state of Pará, exported shopping bags, accessories and clothing to the Emirates between 2006 and 2008. Now the company wants to resume sales.
A Merchant Marine Fund has approved financing for Transpetro, a subsidiary of the Brazilian oil company for the transport sector. The fleet expansion program forecasts construction of 49 vessels.
The increase was recorded in fields operated by state-owned oil company Petrobras in the past 12 months. Average daily oil and gas extraction in November was 2.31 million barrels.
Petrobras has established a management network to expand the competitiveness of its suppliers. The objective is to guarantee a high national level of company acquisitions.
The information was culled from a survey of the National Confederation of Transport (CNT). The funds would be allocated to improving the grid and eliminating bottlenecks.
The statement was made by the president of the Brazilian Central Bank, Henrique Meirelles. According to him, the country’s economy will grow next year anchored mainly on rising employment and credit.
Brazil generated 246,695 formal job positions, the highest ever for the month. In the year to date, 1,410,348 positions were created.
In December, up until the 11th, the sum of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil was positive by US$ 884 million, as announced today by the Central Bank.
The Brazilian National Treasury raised US$ 525 million through sales of bonds abroad. The papers were sold with the lowest interest rate in history.
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