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Trade Regulations Mar, 23, 2020 0

Trade balance registered US$1.4 billion surplus in third week of March

The trade balance registered a surplus of US$1.402 billion and a cumulative trade account of US$7.886 billion in the third week of March. The data from the Foreign Trade Secretariat…
Trade Regulations Mar, 16, 2020 0

Brazil reaches trade surplus of US$329 million in second week of March

Brazil registered a trade surplus of US$329 million and total trade flow of US$7.4 billion, in the second week of March. According to data released on March 16 by the…
beef exports
Trade Regulations Mar, 13, 2020 0

Cepea study reveals Brazil’s potential to increase exports to Arab countries

The Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea), part of Esalq / USP, pointed out in a new study the great potential that Brazil has to expand exports to…
Trade Regulations Mar, 11, 2020 0

WTO says coronavirus is already affecting global trade in services

According to the World Trade Organization’s “Barometer of Trade in Services” published on March 11, the spread of the coronavirus is weakening global trade in services. According to the barometer,…
Trade Regulations Mar, 10, 2020 0

Argentine farmers start four-day strike against increased export tax

Argentine farmers decided to carry out a four-day strike, which began on March 9, in protest against a further increase in taxes on soy exports, which rose from 30% to…
Trade Regulations Mar, 03, 2020 0

OECD lowers Brazil`s growth forecast for 2020 due to coronavirus

According to a report published by Valor Econômico, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) was previously considering raising its growth projections for Brazil to around 2% for this…
Trade Regulations Mar, 02, 2020 0

200 employees at LG’s Taubaté unit go on holiday due to lack of imported parts from China

As China’s port structure is paralyzed due to the coronavirus outbreak, this is causing a shortage of cell phone parts imported by Brazil.  As a result, according to a report…
cargo freight in China
Trade Regulations Mar, 02, 2020 0

Coronavirus affecting Brazil’s foreign trade

Brazilian foreign trade companies are bracing themselves for an increase in coronavirus cases in the country. Physical business meetings, especially involving China and other Asian countries, will be avoided, with…
Trade Regulations Feb, 26, 2020 0

US authority says coronavirus will not affect China’s commitment to buy US products

According to Reuters, a senior US official said the country’s government expects China to honor its commitments to buy more American products under a trade agreement signed by the world’s…
Trade Regulations Feb, 20, 2020 0

Brazil registers trade balance deficit in January for first time since 2016

The January trade balance registered a deficit of US$1.7 billion, after consecutive surpluses in the same month since 2016. According to a bulletin released on  February 20 by the Brazilian…