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Businessmen stated their intention to
invest in Brazil US$ 156 billion, last year, and US$ 222 billion in 2002


The economy. Energy industry attracts the
highest volume of resources and spreads out over geographic destinations.


O The year 2002 will be positive for investments
in the country.


Business should invest in the country
US$ 222 billion this year YEAR

The energy segment leads in investment announcement annouucements in 2001


Intentions to invest in Brazil are lower because of rationing and crises



The energy industry leads intentions

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Infra-structure will lead productive investments this year.

New investments announced in Brazil added up to US$ 156 billion in 2001,
the equivalent of about 25% of GDP projected for the year, as disclosed by Simonsen
Associados consultants. The result for last year, in US$ equivalent was 41%
lower than the value for 2000 (US$ 265 billion, an all-time record), and influenced
mainly by the energy crisis. In actual Reais, the drop was of about 10%.
The good news is that forecasts turned again positive for this year.


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The year 2002 will be positive for investments in the country.

Total funds invested in Brazil are estimated at US$ 222 billion, until December.
In 2001, there was a cut of 41% over the previous year.
There were US$ 265 billion announced in 2000 and only US$ 156 billion announced last year.
The survey was made by Simonsen Associados, and pointed
out that expectations for this year are very encouraging,
in spite of the 2001 results remaining below projections prepared in 2000.

 

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SIMONSEN: BUSINESS SHOULD INVEST IN THE COUNTRY
US$ 222 BILLION THIS YEAR

Both Brazilian and foreign-owned companies should invest in Brazil
this year approximately US$ 222 billion, according to projections of
Simonsen Associados consultants, in a survey carried out each
year of "Intentions to Invest in Brazil Announced by Companies to the Press".
The 2001 survey shows that companies, Brazilian and foreign-owned,
announced US$ 156 billion in investment.
The "trend" of US$ 222 billion in investments in 2002 takes into consideration
the fact that several resources available last year were not invested.


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SIMONSEN: THE ENERGY SEGMENT LEADS IN INVESTMENT
ANNOUNCEMENTS IN 2001


Companies in the energy industry, encompassing gas and electricity,
announced the highest value of investments in Brazil, last year:
US$ 54.847 billion, according to the survey "Intentions to Invest in Brazil
Announced by Companies to the Press", carried out by Simonsen Associados consultants.
Next come companies in telecommunications, announcing during the year
US$ 36,062 billion to be invested in the country.

 

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The economy. Energy industry attracts the highest volume of
resources and spreads out over geographic destinations.

Intentions to invest drop 40% in 2001, reaching US$ 156 billion

In a year plagued with energy rationing, with the festering of the Argentine
crisis, and by terrorism, investments could not go by unscathed. A survey
by Simonsen Associados identified a drop of about 40% in the intentions to invest announced
last year, in relation to 2000. Total value reached in 2001 was the equivalent to
US$ 156 billion, while in the previous year it had been US$ 265 billion.





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Companies want to invest an additional 42%

Businessmen stated their intention to invest in Brazil US$ 156 billion,
last year, and US$ 222 billion in 2002

Intentions to invest by private business in Brazil remained below expectations, in 2001.
The good news is that the overall picture can improve in 2002, when
energy rationing and the first effects of the terrorist attack in the
USare removed from the scene. The estimate is made by Simonsen Associados,
that disclosed a survey on the subject.Investments are spread
out over various industrial segments and geographic regions in Brazil.
Today the breakdown is of about 51% for the Southeastern Region,
16,3% for the Northeastern Region and 15,3 for the Southern Region.




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Intentions to invest in Brazil are lower because of rationing and crises

Both Brazilian and foreign-owned companies announced last year their
intentions to invest in Brazil 156 billion dollars, lower than the 256
billion dollars announced in 2000, as reported by Simonsen Associados consultants.
The lower interest to invest is owed to the negative effects of energy rationing,
to the terrorist attacks in the US, in addition to the financial crisis in Argentina.
But the year 2000 value was inflated by the transfer of resources
initially projected for 1999.

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The energy industry leads intentions

Intentions to invest announced by companies in Brazil totalled US$ 156 billion last year,
a drop in excess of 40% in relation to the US$ 265 billion announced in 2000, according
to Simonsen Associados consultants.
Rationing, however, was not the villain in all segments. The energy industry, for example,
led the ranking of intentions to invest last year, precisely on account of the lack of supply
prevailing in the country. The segment showed US$ 54,8 billion in resources.
On the other hand, telecommunications took the second position, with US$ 36 billion announced

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Private investment in the country moved from R$ 493 billion, in 2000, to
R$ 363 billion last year.

Private investment is down 26%


The survey by Simonsen Associados consultants only takes into account resources
applied in theincrease of productive capacity.
The total value invested in 2001 was lower than that estimated by economists.
The expectation was about US$ 220 billion, but plans were hindered by such factors
as the rationing of electrical energy, the Argentine crisis,
and the recession in the US market
.



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