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Portuguese term or phrase:
divisas
English translation:
foreign earnings
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Mar 21, 2012 17:38
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Portuguese term
divisas
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Economics
Development
A ênfase deve ser colocada nas potenciais e efetivas inversões de capital produtivo, com alto potencial e qualidade de geração de encadeamentos intersetoriais, impostos, empregos e divisas.
This is an academic text on development, with a focus on the Brazilian economy. In this case, I cannot quite understand what "divisas" means. I am aware that it is usually translated as "currency", but that doesn't make much sense here. The idea is that investment of productive capital has potential to to create intersect oral linkages, taxes (new sources of revenue for the state?) jobs, and ______.
Aguardo as suas respostas. Obrigado.
Adam
This is an academic text on development, with a focus on the Brazilian economy. In this case, I cannot quite understand what "divisas" means. I am aware that it is usually translated as "currency", but that doesn't make much sense here. The idea is that investment of productive capital has potential to to create intersect oral linkages, taxes (new sources of revenue for the state?) jobs, and ______.
Aguardo as suas respostas. Obrigado.
Adam
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foreign earnings
I understand it as follows:
"...for generation of intersectorial dealings, taxes, employment and foreign earnings."
"...for generation of intersectorial dealings, taxes, employment and foreign earnings."
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foreign currencies
divisa normally means foreign currency
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Sheryle Oliver
: But do they help or hinder the govt in question?
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foreign currency, foreign exchange
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foreign exchange earnings
Yes, leeleeradio, sources of revenue, but in a specific form:
Foreign exchange earnings are /proceeds from the export of goods and services of a country, and the returns from its foreign investments, denominated in convertible currencies./
The National Tourism Office [of China] announced yesterday that the foreign exchange earnings from tourism reached US$7.85 billion in the first half of 2000, up 18.54% compared with the same period last year.
Foreign exchange earnings are /proceeds from the export of goods and services of a country, and the returns from its foreign investments, denominated in convertible currencies./
The National Tourism Office [of China] announced yesterday that the foreign exchange earnings from tourism reached US$7.85 billion in the first half of 2000, up 18.54% compared with the same period last year.
Reference:
http://www.businessdictionary.com/.../foreign-exchange-earnings.html
http://www.english.people.com.cn/english/200007/21/eng20000721_46117.html
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Thank you Sheryle! |
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