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Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Unemployment rate among the Economically Active Population (EAP) was 8.2% in the six major Brazilian metropolitan regions in November. The data were taken from the Monthly Employment Survey (PME) disclosed today by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The number of unemployed persons was 1.922 million. According
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Volkswagen Lorries and Buses plans on investing 1 billion reals (US$ 554.9 million) between 2008 and 2012 in Brazil, in order to expand production capacity, and to develop new products and technology aimed at optimizing fuel consumption and preserving the environment. The funds will be applied in Brazil, where
Brazilian doctors specialized in paediatric cardiology are training professionals in Algeria. The first part of the training course began on December 1st, and was concluded last week. Currently, these high complexity surgeries are executed outside the Arab country, in France or Belgium.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazil has risen from the seventh to the sixth position among the largest economies in the world, according to a study disclosed yesterday (18) by the World Bank. The International Comparison Programme (ICP) compared the size of the economies of 146 countries. The document shows that Brazil answers to half of
The Brazilian processing industry should close 2007 with a 5.8% growth rate, driven mostly by domestic demand. The performance is going to help the country attain a 5.3% increase in GDP. The figures were disclosed today by the National Confederation of Industries.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Oil production by the Brazilian oil company Petrobras, in domestic fields, grew 1.8% in November this year compared with October, to reach an average of 1.76 million barrels per day. The increase in production was attained due to the entry into operation of two new platforms, with a combined
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Despite the 0.2% decrease in sales recorded in October this year, compared with September – the first negative result so far –, Brazilian retail sales posted an accumulated growth rate of 9.6% between January and October, in comparison with the same period of 2006. The growth rate is equal
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Despite the 0.2% decrease in sales recorded in October this year, compared with September – the first negative result so far –, Brazilian retail sales posted an accumulated growth rate of 9.6% between January and October, in comparison with the same period of 2006. The growth rate is equal
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian exports totalled US$ 3.332 billion last week, a US$ 53 million reduction compared to the previous week. On the other hand, imports stood at US$ 3.142 billion, a higher value than recorded in the week before (US$ 2.624 billion). Thus, the balance of trade (exports minus imports) recorded a surplus
Five new production hubs in the southern Brazilian state are going to start receiving support from the federal government. They operate in the fields of software, bathroom metals, agricultural implements, textiles and cassava by-products. The 17 existing production arrangements in Paraná generate 60,000 jobs.
Revenues should surpass US$ 5 billion this year, already a historic figure according to the president at the company, Frederico Curado. In the face of a heated market, the company made an upward revision of its expected revenues from executive aviation.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian construction company Norberto Odebrecht won a tender to build Terminal Embraport, which should be the largest private port in the country. It will be located in the city of Santos and will have a throughput capacity of 1.2 million containers per year and more than 2 million cubic
