Net amounts coming as direct investment into the country, which go towards the productive sector of the economy, added up to $1.793 billion last month.
Aided by the privatization program for federal firms, Brazil climbed from sixth to fourth position among the main destinations of foreign investment in the world in 2019.
Brazil’s external accounts closed out May with a positive balance of $662 million, as per figures released today (Jun 24) by the Central Bank. In the same month last year, the surplus was reported at $900 million.
The foreign investment in Brazil’s productive sector reached $5.866 billion in January, down 30 percent from the same period in 2018 ($8.363 billion). The figures were released today (Feb. 25) by the Central Bank.
Current transactions in Brazil—including purchases and sales of goods and services, as well as income transfers between the country and the world—closed out March with a positive balance of $1.397 billion, the highest value for March since 2005, which saw a surplus of $1.716 b
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