Libyan ambassador in Brazil Mohamed Matri informed ANBA that the Lafico intention is to close partnerships with the Brazilian construction companies to invest US$ 450 million in irrigation projects in Bahia. Talks began during a visit by Libyan executives to Brazil this month.
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Embaixador da Líbia no Brasil, Mohamed Matri, informou à ANBA que a intenção da Lafico é fechar parcerias com as empreiteiras para investir US$ 450 milhões em projetos de irrigação na Bahia. Contato foi feito durante visita de executivos ao Brasil, em fevereiro deste ano.
If confirmed, bus and truck shipping to the Middle East will generate revenues of US$ 120 million. In all, the company forecasts revenues of US$ 900 million with foreign trade this year.
Se confirmados, embarques de ônibus e caminhões para o Oriente Médio vão render US$ 120 milhões. No total, a companhia prevê arrecadar US$ 900 milhões com as vendas externas este ano.
For over a year, the state government has been developing a program for organized productive arrangements (APOs), with initial efforts focussing on 31 industrial agglomerations. They are small companies with great potential for labour generation that produce items that may become competitive on the foreign market.
Consumption in the region has risen more than the world average. The volume exported by Brazilian companies is still low: it was 143,000 tonnes last year. However, according to the president of the Iron and Steel Sector Association (IBS), Marcopolo de Mello Lopes, this result should be commemorated, as "it is part of the sector policy to diversify markets."
The superintendent director of the São Paulo State Support Service to the Small Business (Sebrae/SP), José Luiz Ricca, believes that the union of companies in one sector, through export consortiums, is the best way to increase small company foreign trade.
O diretor-superintendente do Sebrae/SP, José Luiz Ricca, acredita que a união de empresas de um mesmo setor, por meio de consórcios de exportação, é a principal forma de viabilizar as vendas externas dos pequenos.
Consumo da região cresceu mais do que a média mundial. O volume exportado pelas empresas brasileiras ainda é baixo: ficou em 143 mil toneladas no ano passado. Mas, segundo o vice-presidente executivo do Instituto Brasileiro de Siderurgia (IBS), Marcopolo de Mello Lopes, esse resultado é digno de comemoração, pois "faz parte da política do setor diversificar mercados".
If confirmed, the foreign sales increase will be lower than that registered in 2003, 33.5%, but will be fundamental in guaranteeing industrial competitiveness, according to Luiz Carlos Delben Leite, president of the organization that represents the sector, the Brazilian Machinery Manufacturers Association (Abimaq). The foreign market sustained sector profit last year.
Researcher form the Institute for Agricultural Research of Paraná State (Iapar) attributed this growth estimate mainly to the certification of a grazing area covering over 500,000 hectares in the centre-western state of Mato Grosso do Sul. In 2003, the sector in Brazil had a turnover of over US$ 300 million and 85% of production was exported.
Libyan government representatives arrived in the country yesterday to evaluate the local market possibilities, stated the head of the mission, Khaled El-Zantuti, in an interview to ANBA. According to him, Brazilian interest has risen since president Lula was elected. There is also interest in attracting Brazilian funds to Libya.
Se confirmado, o aumento nas vendas externas será inferior ao registrado em 2003, de 33,5%, mas fundamental para garantir a competitividade da indústria, segundo o presidente da entidade representativa do setor, a Abimaq, Luiz Carlos Delben Leite. O mercado internacional sustentou o faturamento do segmento no ano passado.
Pesquisador do Instituto Agronômico do Paraná (Iapar) afirma que a estimativa de crescimento é baseada sobretudo na possibilidade de certificação de uma área de pastagens do Mato Grosso do Sul de mais de 500 mil hectares. No Brasil, em 2003, o segmento movimentou mais de US$ 300 milhões e 85% da produção é exportada.
