The index calculated by Getúlio Vargas Foundation dropped from 125.1 points in November to 122.5 points in December.
To the Central Bank, the Brazilian economy should grow 7.3% this year and 4.5% in 2011.
Economatica consultancy company analysed the behaviour of seven Latin American currencies and the Euro over the last eight years. The Brazilian currency had appreciation of 108% in the period.
The impact of new oil discoveries on the social and economic development and new investments are covered in the third ANBA article about the city.
At the Medica fair, in Germany, in November, Brazilian companies received orders from importers in several countries, among them Saudi Arabia and Algeria.
From January to November, Brazilian share and stock markets received over US$ 50 billion in foreign funds.
Expenses on international trips may reach US$ 16.5 billion up to the end of the year, according to the Central Bank of Brazil.
The hospital should take its services to the interior of São Paulo. The new institutions will cover 58,000 square metres of built area and should have 150 beds.
The organisation’s report informs that, although recovering, the maritime transport sector has not yet returned to levels prior to the crisis. Transport of goods dropped 4.5% in 2009.
The choice of Santos to host the Business Unit for Santos Basin, investment and job generation in the region are the focus of the second article in the ANBA series about the city.
The report presented by senator Serys Slhessarenko establishes the value to be invested by the government of Brazil and state-owned companies in 2011. Total spending should reach US$ 1.2 trillion.
For the seventh year running, magnate Alwaleed Bin Talal tops the ranking of richest Arabs published by ArabianBusiness.com. Of the 50 main Arab fortunes, 32 are Saudi.
In the third week of the month, exports reached US$ 4.309 billion and imports, US$ 3.979 billion. The accumulated result in the year was US$ 1.776 billion.
Finance market analysts approached by the Central Bank of Brazil estimate economic growth of 7.61% for the country’s economy in 2010.
