HomeEconomy

Economy

Economy Jul, 13, 2020 0

Further NCMs temporarily have import taxes waived during pandemic

On July 10, the Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex) approved new rules to eliminate the import tax on products of up to 100 codes of the Common Mercosur Nomenclature (NCM) to…
Economy Jul, 09, 2020 0

CNI survey shows 57% of Brazil’s exporters have been affected by the pandemic

The National Industry Confederation (CNI) conducted a survey with exporting and importing companies to measure the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic on Brazilian foreign trade. The data revealed that…
Economy Jul, 06, 2020 0

Whilst imports plunge, exports hold firm but for how long?

The new coronavirus has had an impact not only on people’s health and lifestyle, but also on trade relations. May data released recently by on Datamar’s DataLiner database shows that…
Economy Jul, 01, 2020 0

Trade surplus hits a record in June due to significant drop in imports

The drop in Brazil’s imports caused by the devaluation of the Real and the drop in economic activity made the trade balance hit a record in June. Last month, Brazil…
OMC aponta para global supply chain bottlenecks / logística de suprimentos
Economy Jun, 23, 2020 0

WTO reports show global trade decline has not been as severe as feared

The World Trade Organization (WTO) reported on Tuesday, June 23, that world trade of goods fell to a record low in the first months of this year due to the…
Economy Jun, 16, 2020 0

Brazilian trade balance registers US$1.6 billion surplus in second week of June

The Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) of the Economy Ministry released data on Brazil’s trade balance on Monday, June 15. It showed Brazil registered a surplus of US$1.599 billion and a…
Economy Jun, 01, 2020 0

Brazil has trade surplus of US$4.5 billion in May

Last month, Brazilian exports totaled US$17.94 billion and imports, US$13.392 billion, which generated a trade surplus of US$4.548 billion. On the export side, there was a 4.2% decline in the…
Economy May, 31, 2020 0

IBGE data shows agribusiness is only sector to show growth in first quarter

Data on Brazil’s GDP, released on Friday, May 29th by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), stated that agriculture was the only sector that registered growth in the…
Economy May, 26, 2020 0

DataLiner data shows drop in container shipping trade on East Coast South America

With DataLiner data for April almost complete, it can be seen that in the first four months of this year, container exports fell 1.9% compared to the same period last…
Shipping May, 19, 2020 0

Maersk’s Latin American president predicts tougher second quarter for Brazil

Maersk’s president for the Latin American region, Lars Nielsen, believes that the region should experience a retraction of up to 25% in its imports in the second quarter of 2020,…