Financial institutions surveyed for the Focus Bulletin kept their forecast for a Selic, the benchmark interest rates, of 9.5% per year in 2017. Inflation will be close to the center of the target.
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Siblings Daniela and Alessando Panizzi cater events in the Arab country, with typical Brazilian meats, dishes, sweets and beverages. In March, they will open their restaurant, Nena Brazilian Bistro & Grill, in Amman.
Mahmoud Ghaloul arrived in São Paulo in 2013 and began to sell sweets at fairs. Now he cooks to order and also goes to people’s houses to prepare the meals.
Exports totaled USD 5.3 billion, a 2.6% fall in comparison to the same month of the previous year.
Statement was made by Algeria’s minister of Energy, Noureddine Boutarfa. OPEC and non-OPEC countries have decided to lower their oil output this year in 1.8 million barrels per day.
The index measured by the National Confederation of Industry increased 3.5% in comparison to December 2016.
The government collected BRL 1.289 trillion (USD 409 billion) in taxes last year. Results would have been worse if not for the repatriation funds from October and November.
The Braúna 3 mine, in Bahia, could raise tenfold the domestic production of diamond, product highly sought by the United Arab Emirates.
It’s the amount needed to be able to offer humanitarian aid to people displaced by the conflict in Syria and to the neighboring countries.
Foreign sales totaled USD 7.8 billion last year. The sector’s association blames the appreciation of the real against the dollar for the decline in shipments.
Lending by banks declined in 2016 in comparison to the previous year.
Researchers have developed raw and cooked ham, coppa, bacon and others. The idea was to optimize the utilization of the herd, but the project also sees opportunities in market niches, such as the Muslim consumers.
Nasser Nemer and Ali Kazmouz wanted to shop for items from the region in a single place. They started by opening a store in northwest of São Paulo state and last year took their business online.
The amount of investments online by individuals in public bonds was the highest for the month. Sales totaled BRL 1.715 billion (USD 541 million).

