Brazil
Petrobras to sell its share in petrochemical firm Braskem
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian state oil company Petrobras will sell its share in Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in Latin...
Brazil real rises on commodities after Chinese exports surprise
BRASILIA: Brazil’s real followed commodities higher after a report showed Chinese exports unexpectedly rose last month in yuan terms. The...
Brazil’s agric export volume increases in 2015
BRASÍLIA: Despite the decline of export value of Brazilian agricultural goods and the decline in the agriculture sector’s surplus in...
Brazilian agribusiness export revenues shrank in 2015
SÃO PAULO: Brazilian agribusiness exports grossed USD 88.22 billion in 2015, down 8.8% from USD 96.75 billion in 2014, the...
Ecuador to pay OXY $1bn
BRASILIA: Ecuador is to make a US$1 billion payment to US oil giant Occidental Petroleum (OXY) by April, in keeping...
Brazil flat steel imports plunge 29.6% in 2015: Ministry
BRASILIA: Brazilian imports of carbon steel sheet products sank 29.6% year on year to 800,205 mt in 2015, data from...
Brazil exports corn to South Africa as El Niño disrupts trade
SAO PAULO: Brazil is shipping corn to South Africa, a traditional maize exporter suffering from an El Niño-related drought, as...
Brazil posts $19.68b trade surplus for 2015
SÃO PAULO: Brazil posted an annual trade surplus of $19.68 billion for 2015, but this rare piece of good economic...
Brazilian imports of carbon steel sheet products sink 29.6% YOY
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian imports of carbon steel sheet products sank 29.6% year on year to 800,205 mt in 2015, data from...
Brazil’s trade surplus hits December record
BRASILIA: Brazil has reported its largest December trade surplus on record as economic turmoil curbs demand for imports. The trade...
Brazil returns to trade surplus in 2015 after worst recession in 25 years
BRASÍLIA: Brazil returned to a trade surplus in 2015 as the worst recession in 25 years and a slump in...
Brazilian currency ends 2015 down 48%
SAO PAULO: The Brazilian real lost 1.75 percent against the dollar Wednesday on the year’s final day of trading in...
Brazilian port exports first grain shipment
ANTONINA: The Ponta do Félix Terminal at the Port of Antonina in Brazil will export its first grain shipment, 25,000...
Brazil’s finances worsen in November
BRASILIA: A key gauge of Brazil’s public finances, the primary fiscal deficit, ballooned in November to one of the worst...
Brazil imports from GCC hit $2.54 billion
BRASÍLIA: In the same period, mineral fuel and oil were noted as the top imports amounting to a total of...
Brazil imports from GCC hit $2.54 bln in 2015
BRASÍLIA: In the same period, mineral fuel and oil were noted as the top imports amounting to a total of...
Brazilian police seize drug-smuggling sub
SAO PAULO: Police in the northeastern Brazilian state of Para seized a small submarine that was being prepared to carry...
Brazilian cotton exports warm up in H1 of Dec
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian cotton exports warmed early this month while trades in the export market were slow; a consequence of rise...
Brazilian cotton exports build up in H1 of Dec
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian cotton exports warmed early this month while trades in the export market were slow; a consequence of rise...
Brazilian steel sheet imports fall 46% in November
SAO PAULO: Brazilian imports of carbon steel sheet products in November reached 39,154 mt, or 46% below the 72,491 mt...
