Foreign purchases reached USD 3.6 billion in January, a growth driven by more purchases of fertilizers feedstock.
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The number of active investors grew by 47.7%, reaching 845,000 participants in January this year.
The group retail unit fully acquired the e-commerce retailer Namshi, one of the most popular of the segment in the region.
Direct investment in Brazil reached USD 5.8 billion in January, but fell over the same month of 2018.
Deficit in Brazil’s current transactions stood at USD 6.5 billion in the first month of the year, more than in January 2018.
A total of 2.9 million tons of raw steel were produced last month in Brazil.
A volume of 355,500 tons passed through the port over 152,200 in the same period in 2018.
Money will come from an agreement signed by the Egyptian Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation and the African Development Bank.
Petrobras started this Wednesday (20) to produce oil and gas in platform P-76, in Campos Basin.
The financial institution governor estimates that the price increase will be between 6.8-6.9% by the end of the year, after the raise in the interest rate this Tuesday (19).
Confidence index by Fundação Getúlio Vargas showed a slight growth of 0.9 points prior February.
Survey by Fundação Getúlio Vargas shows growth in the country, driven mainly by the service sector.
Brazilian trade balance registered exports in USD 3.9 billion and imports in USD 3.3 billion in the third week of February. Balance was positive USD 608 million positive.
The estimate by financial institutions for the Brazilian economic growth was downsized.
