The UN agency’s Brazilian-born incumbent will be the sole candidate in the upcoming elections and should run the organization for another four-year term.
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The balance was negative in US$ 3.1 billion over US$ 4 billion of last year’s January. Both exports and imports dropped. Middle East was the only market with growing numbers.
The amount of anhydrous alcohol in regular gas should go from 25% to 27% this month. The measure is still pending approval from president Dilma Rousseff.
A Brazilian Central Bank poll of financial institutions has returned projections of 7.01% inflation and 0.03% economic growth for 2015.
Together, Brazilian industry associations representing beef, poultry and confectionary will take 32 companies to food fair that happens in Dubai. In all, event will host 72 Brazilian companies.
A study conducted by the organization and submitted to local authorities says improving facilities could gross the country an additional US$ 300 million in revenues.
The 2.2% increment from 2013 was the lowest since 2009. Electricity usage by industry decreased, weighing down on overall performance.
Cevital’s projects include building agro industries and inland ports. The company is in talks to buy plots in the states of Mato Grosso and Pará. Production will be sold domestically and abroad.
The IMF estimates that the economy of Gaza and the West Bank retracted by 1% in 2014. Causes include the conflicts that took place in July and Israel’s withholding of clearance revenues.
Credit rating agency downgraded the state-owned oil company from Baa2 to Baa3. The company, however, maintained its investment grade.
Agreement between United Nations agency and the Federal Prosecutor’s Office provides for increased aid to refugees and stateless persons at the São Paulo International Airport.
Foreign direct investment flows worldwide were down 8% to US$ 1.26 trillion in 2014, the second worst result since the 2008 crisis. Developing countries, however, saw record-high inflows.
United Nations warns that 730,000 people from the North African country are facing food insecurity and other 2.3 million could be affected.
Average earnings in Brazil went from US$ 613 in 2003 to US$ 815.7 in 2014 in real terms, i.e. inflation is accounted for.
