Brazil: Copom raises basic interest rates for the economy to 5.25%...
Amid rising food, fuel and energy inflation, the Brazilian Central Bank (BC) tightened the monetary policy even further. Unanimously, the Monetary Policy...
Small businesses account for 72% of jobs generated in Brazil
Small businesses showed a positive balance of 2,094,812 registered jobs, which represents 71.8 percent of jobs created in Brazil. The amount is...
Brazil: Trade balance has second largest surplus for July
The rise in imports at a pace greater than that of exports caused the Brazilian trade balance surplus to retreat slightly in...
Netherlands: Retail turnover 6% up in June
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports for June 2021 that the Dutch retail sector recorded 6% year-on-year turnover growth. The volume of sales went...
Netherlands: Producer confidence hits new record high
In July 2021, the mood among Dutch manufacturers has improved. Producer confidence stands at 12.3 this month, up from 11.5 in June,...
IMF improves Brazil’s growth forecast to 5.3% in 2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) improved Brazil's growth prospects this year, citing the improvement in the country's terms of trade, but at...
Brazil: Webinar presents IT sector export promotion project
Apex-Brasil, in partnership with Softex, will host on July 29 the webinar Brasil IT+, which will present the project developed by the...
Brazilian exports of ornamental stones rise 44% in the 1st semester
Brazilian exports of ornamental stones registered, in the first half of 2021, revenues of US$ 572 million. This is an increase of...
Brazil: Agribusiness exports rise 20.9% in the 1st semester
The rise in the price of commodities caused Brazilian agribusiness exports to increase 20.9% in the first half of 2021 compared to...
Netherlands: Investments over 10 percent up in May
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the volume of investments in tangible fixed assets rose by 10.3 percent year-on-year in May 2021. The...






















