São Paulo – Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Brazil reached USD 8.4 billion in October, up 25% from October 2015, the Brazilian Central Bank reported this Tuesday (22).
The amount exceeds the month’s USD 3.339 billion current account deficit.
From January to October, FDI inflows stood at USD 54.905 billion, slightly down from USD 54.924 billion in the comparable period of 2015. In the first ten months of 2016, the country logged a USD 16.957 billion current account deficit.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
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