The surplus stood at US$ 4.6 billion last year and US$ 9.9 billion in 2013. Exports dropped by 3% and imports increased by 6%.
Last year, Emirates, Etihad, Qatar and Royal Air Maroc carried a combined 564,956 passengers at the São Paulo International Airport. The arrival of Etihad and Air Maroc in 2013 fuelled new growth.
Part of the company’s interests was acquired by Etihad in 2014. Besides the increase in the number of flights, the Italian company will have new routes and more connections to the United Arab Emirates.
The index calculated by Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry hit 44.4 points in January, its weakest level ever since records started being kept.
The Fund believes plummeting oil prices will impact economic activity positively, but other factors will detract from it. The Brazilian GDP forecast has also been revised down.
Focus bulletin, Brazilian Central Bank’s survey with financial institutions, brings, for the third straight time, estimation for higher prices in 2015.
Racing for the X-raid team, Nasser Al-Attiyah secured his second win at the event last Saturday. He had already won with Volkswagen in 2011.
Brazilian trade balance closed with a negative result of US$ 479 million last week and increased the month’s deficit to almost US$ 1.5 billion.
Nearly 40 million people used the São Paulo International Airport last year.
The animals belong to a Qatari organization whose founder died in 2014. Brazilians intend to increase the number of birds born in captivity before returning the species to the wild.
United Nations agency will put on display 40 images that portray the history of the Palestinian people and the work of the organization. The exhibition runs from January 24th to March 15th.
UN agency reports that Benghazi is the city with the most forcibly displaced persons in the country: 90,000 citizens are unable to return to their homes due to ongoing conflicts.
The Prosecutor’s Office in The Hague took action days after the accession of the country to the court. Palestinians want an investigation over Israeli action in Gaza.
Lower rates will be levied on importation of industry inputs to Brazil for a set period of time. The goal is to prevent a shortage on the domestic market.
