Agência Brasil Brasília – The Commercial Negotiating Committee of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) meets next week (March 18 and 19) in Puebla, Mexico, for what is expected to be a debate on the Mercosur proposal for a "FTAA light." The "FTAA light" would consist of a minimum set of obligations and
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Agência Brasil Brasília – Yesterday president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva telephoned the president of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner, and congratulated him on the agreement he reached with the International Monetary Fund. Under the agreement, Argentina paid US$3.1 billion that had fallen due. According to the Palacio do Planalto, Lula told Kirchner he was "satisfied and
Agência Brazil Rio de Janeiro – The purchase of 12 jet fighters for the Brazilian air force, worth some US$760 million, will be decided by the Defense Council at a meeting within the next few weeks, reports minister of Defense, Jose Viegas. In fact, it is expected that a final decision on the purchase will
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Members of the British Industrial Confederation (BIC) and the consul general of the United Kingdom in Rio de Janeiro, Paul Yahmourian, are visiting the city and meeting with members of the local industrial federation (Firjan) and small business administration (Sebrae) for talks on business opportunities. The British are led
Agência Brasil Curitiba – Minister of Development, Luiz Fernando Furlan, says that various proposals for a new industrial policy are under study. The principal objective of such a new policy would be to facilitate investments, creating new credit lines resulting in the modernization of industry and improved logistics so as to reduce operating costs, especially
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The prime minister of Portugal, José Manuel Durão Barroso, who is visiting Brazil, says that Brazil does not need a gateway into the European community because Brazil is big enough and important enough to deal directly with any country there. But, said Barroso, the Brazilian business community knows that Europe
Agência Brasil Brasília – The National Confederation of Agriculture (CNA) foresees that in the 2004-05 period the agricultural sector will grow all over the world. According to Getúlio Pernambuco, head of the Economic Department (Decon), the bright prospects for the world economy — which, in his view, will grow 3% this year — should increase
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministers of Foreign Relations of Brazil, South Africa, and India are meeting in New Delhi (India) to give continuity to the project for the creation of one great free trade area. The three countries will identify areas of cooperation, negotiate a more intense tripartite trade, and establish partnerships in development
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – When president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva makes an official visit to China in May, one of the agreements he signs should be a cooperation partnership between state-run petroleum companies in both countries. Petrobras and Sinopec have already begun discussions on joint endeavors in petroleum, natural gas and the petrochemical
