The process includes four units with ‘binding’ status, where investors can look into the risks involved in the deals and make their bids.
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Brazil’s imports from abroad grossed USD 37.6 billion year-to-date through October.
The United States currency hit its highest nominal value since the Plano Real reform in 1994. Central Bank governor Roberto Campos Neto blamed lower-than-expected revenue from the petroleum bidding round on November 6th.
Brazilian financial institutions expect prices to have gone up 3.33% by the end of this year in Brazil, up from last week’s 3.31% forecast.
The bank saw USD 646 million in net profit in Q3, up 70% from Q3 2018. Year-to-date through September, net profit climbed 159% to USD 3.95 billion.
The Brazilian Central Bank’s Economic Activity index increased in quarter three from quarter two.
The Brazilian state-run company is the second biggest fuel distributor in Uruguay, and the biggest in liquid fertilizer.
The Brazilian state-run utility company had posted USD 528 million in losses in Q3 2018. Revenue was up 9.7% and Ebitda increased by 303%.
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported growth in four out of the five subsectors tracked during the month, the exception being information and communication services.
ICE fell for the third quarter straight, from negative 26.4 points in July to negative 28.2 points in October.
Exports of the Brazilian product to the Arab country reached 1.4 million pairs year-to-date through October, up 83%.
Brazil’s National Treasury secretary Mansueto de Almeida said the deficit should end the year at 1% of GDP, a narrower rate than the previously forecasted 1.8%.
Four oil blocks were on offer in the 6th Production Sharing Bidding Round. A consortium of Petrobras and China’s CNODC placed the winning bid for the Aram area, in the Santos Basin.
A September survey from the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae) shows that owners of micro and small enterprises are planning to make investments.

