The trade balance surplus is the result of exports of US$ 2.923 billion and imports of US$ 2.376 billion.
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There was growth this quarter when compared to the previous quarter, despite a reduction in the rate of expansion.
The dresses by brand Anunciação arrived in the Emirates and in Kuwait early this year. Now, the company has closed new orders with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which should receive the products in July.
The evaluation was by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea) and shows a very different result from what Brazil lived in the last quarter of last year.
A proposal for reducing tariffs on foreign sales was presented last Friday by automotive sector businessmen to the minister of Development, Miguel Jorge, as a means to halt the decrease in shipments.
The first customer to receive the largest business jet manufactured by the Brazilian company was Aamer Abdul Jalil Al Fahim, from Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.
Last Thursday, the National Treasury issued foreign debt bonds with ten-year maturity. The interest rate to be paid, of 5.8% a year, is the second lowest ever for this type of bond.
The Bahraini bank’s Brazilian subsidiary inked a deal with the government to grant credit to hospitals and clinics, based on revenues to be collected from the Unified Healthcare System.
Henrique Meirelles said that Brazil is leaving the international financial crisis, which began in the United States, in a more favourable situation than most companies.
A research by the Reputation Institute evaluated the reputation of several companies in 32 countries. The ranking selected 200, with two Brazilian organisations among the top 5.
São Paulo – Petrobras disclosed today (06) that it has risen from the twentieth to the fourth place in the global ranking of most respected companies in the world, according to a study by the Reputation Institute (RI), a research company from Nova York. According to the Brazilian state-owend oil company, the list includes 200
Industrial production in Brazil grew slightly in March over February, up 0.7%. This is the third consecutive increase when compared to the previous month. Over March 2008, there was a reduction.
A restaurant named Dubai should be opened in the capital of Paraná in two weeks. It will serve contemporary Arab food and should be in the style of the emirate, with colourful lighting.
Shipments from Brazil to the region generated US$ 807 million in March, growth of 50% over the same month last year. The volume of business inverted a tendency of two months of reduction.

