This is shown in the National Survey by Household Sampling, disclosed yesterday by the Ipea. According to the study, between 2001 and last year, 13.8 million people changed social class.
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This statement was made by the governor of the Brazilian Central Bank, Henrique Meirelles, who guaranteed, in São Paulo, that the country is prepared and can face the current North American crisis.
Brasília – The Brazilian trade surplus reached US$ 839 million in the third week of September, and totals US$ 2.391 billion so far this month. The figures were supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. In the week, exports reached US$ 4.355 billion and imports, US$ 3.516 billion. In the accumulated
The disbursements made by the Brazilian Development Bank grew 31%. The sector that received most financing was infrastructure, especially in the sectors of land transport and electric energy.
Foreign sales of Brazilian products generated US$ 722 million between January and August. Sector imports, in turn, totalled US$ 1.2 billion, an increase of 28%.
The tender will take place in December and involves continental areas only, 100 of which are located in mature basins, and the remainder are considered new exploratory frontiers, according to the ANP.
Brazilian steel works produced 3.14 million tonnes of bulk steel in August, 2.26 million tonnes of laminates and 859,000 tonnes of long steel.
Brazil sold the equivalent to US$ 1.38 billion to foreign countries between January and August. Sector organisation CICB blames the dollar value for the reduction in shipments.
The information was supplied by the executive manager for Pre-Salt Exploration and Production at Petrobras, José Formigli.
Surplus up until the 12th was US$ 4.3 billion. In the whole of last month, the difference between dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil was nearly US$ 2 billion.
Trade between Brazil and Arab countries reached US$ 13.6 billion by August, more than in all of 2007, and should exceed goals set a few years ago by the Brazilian government and the Arab League.
Cia. Orgânica, from São Paulo, ships half its annual organic coffee production abroad. Importer countries include the United Arab Emirates, which is going to increase its purchases as of November.
This information was disclosed by the Supply and Refining director at the Brazilian oil company, Paulo Roberto Costa. According to him, the organisation should expand diesel production.
Around 180 small suppliers are participating today in the Business Roundtables at the Rio Oil & Gas 2008. They will have an opportunity to present products to 25 large players in the sector.
