Cristina Índio do Brasil
Reporter - Agência Brasil

Rio - Foreign direct investment, which came to US$ 9.256 billion (R$ 25 billion) in the third quarter of 2004, was up significantly in comparison with the same period last year, when it totaled US$ 3.2 billion (R$ 8.7 billion). In the third quarter of this year the federal government sold approximately US$ 852 million (R$ 2.3 billion) in bonds on the foreign market, while the private sector was responsible for US$ 107 million (R$ 289.1 million) in bond emissions.

The Brazilian economy achieved a net inflow of US$ 2.703 billion (R$ 7.3 billion), as against US$ 1.925 billion (R$ 5.2 billion) in the third quarter of 2003.

(Translation: David Silberstein)