The state-owned bank disbursed an amount equivalent to US$ 16.5 billion in the first four months of 2012. Infrastructure projects received the bulk of funds.
The government of Brazil has changed regulation on the 6% Tax on Financial Operations levied on loans made abroad for contracts of up to two years. Those for greater term have had the tax repealed.
Sales from Brazil to the region totalled US$ 1.27 billion in May, 9% more than in the same month in 2011. In the accumulated result for the year, the growth was 4%.
Brazilian information technology associations and companies will attend the Forrester EMEA 2012 show on June 19 and 20 in France to look for new clients in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
The G77+China group, which includes Brazil, presented a proposal to establish a US$ 30 billion fund to finance sustainable development in emerging countries. The idea will be discussed at the Rio+20.
The industry posted US$ 19.6 million in foreign sales revenues in the first five months of the year.
Average growth of world’s leading economies was 0.8% in quarter one, as against 0.7% in the last three months of 2011. According to the OECD, the figure ‘masks up’ the countries’ uneven performances.
The airline from the United Arab Emirates should fly directly to Brazil starting in 2013. Juan Santos’ mission will be to implement the airline’s operations.
Brazil’s net inflow of dollars is US$ 843 million in June, up to the 8th, according to the Central Bank of Brazil.
The country should have a record crop and should sell 11 million tonnes of the commodity on the foreign market. Due to this scenery, however, product prices may drop.
The conference begins on Wednesday. One of the jams faced for negotiation of the final document covers the dues of each country in the search for sustainable development.
The result is not good for the Brazilian coach’s team, which is ranked second in group B of the Asian World Cup qualifiers. The next game, in September, will be against Japan.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber CEO Michel Alaby is in the West Bank to discuss business opportunities with Brazil, especially those that will result from the Arab country’s trade treaty with the Mercosur.
The multilateral institution headquartered in Saudi Arabia created a fund to invest in production of food in Muslim countries. The capital is US$ 600 million.
