Tag: economy ministry

• Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Brazilian central bank chief and Economy minister, “are fully aligned”

  

  Brazilian central bank president Roberto Campos Neto said he has not been sounded out about replacing Economy Minister Paulo Guedes when he eventually leaves his post, and said the whole notion is a “non-issue.”

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 07:10 UTC

  Brazil posts trade deficit in January, the first in five years: exports dropped 20%

  

  Brazil posted a trade deficit of US$1.745 billion in January, official data showed on Monday, the first shortfall for the month of January in five years and an indication that trade might continue to be a drag on overall economic growth.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil's trade surplus of US$ 3.28bn in August and US$ 31.76 in eight months

  

  Brazil posted a trade surplus of US$ 3.28 billion last month, the widest surplus for August since 2017 and almost 20% wider than the US$ 2.28 billion surplus in August last year, the Economy Ministry said.

• Friday, May 10th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Brazilian Lower House committee challenges Bolsonaro and Justice Minister Moro

  

  Brazilian lawmakers dealt a blow to the country's graft-busting Justice Minister Sergio Moro on Thursday, when a congressional committee voted to transfer a key tool for monitoring financial transactions to the recently formed Economy Ministry.