Bras\u00edlia \u2013 The foreign direct investment (FDI) in Brazil in January totalled US$ 1.93 billion. Brazilian Central Bank estimates are for the total invested in the country this year to reach US$ 30 billion. FDI is the result of investor long-term interest in the country’s economy.<\/p>\n
In the same month in 2008, FDI inflow into Brazil had totalled US$ 4.826 billion and ended the year at a record US$ 45.06 billion. <\/p>\n
The Central Bank figures, disclosed last week, also show that the country’s total foreign debt reached US$ 199.6 billion, US$ 615 million less than in December 2008.<\/p>\n
Current account deficit<\/b><\/p>\n
The current account balance (all operations between Brazil and the world), an index used to measure the foreign vulnerability of the country, resulted in a deficit of US$ 2.753 billion in January, according to the Central Bank. In the same period last year, the deficit had been US$ 4.028 billion. <\/p>\n
In January, the trade balance of Brazil (exports minus imports) contributed to the result by generating a deficit of US$ 524 million. Exports totalled US$ 9.782 billion and imports US$ 10.306 billion.<\/p>\n
The service and income account (interest, profit and dividends as well as international travels) also resulted in a deficit, US$ 2.424 billion, whereas unilateral transfers generated a positive result of US$ 312 million.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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