Revenues with export to the Arab country in the machinery and equipment sector reached US$ 20 million from January to July. To Egypt, the growth was 12%. Both nations are among the main 50 destinations for this kind of product. The conquest of alternative markets is part of the sector strategy.
Author: Alexandre Rocha
Agência Brasil Santo Domingo – Yesterday (16) Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attended the inauguration of the president of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez Reyna, the newly elected president who governed the country in the past from 1996 to 2000. With the visit to the Dominican Republic, Lula consolidates his promise to strengthen
This is the opinion of the minister of Tourism, Walfrido Mares Guia, who participated yesterday, in Beirut, in the dinner for release of the flight between São Paulo and the Lebanese capital. He and the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Paulo Sérgio Atallah, met Lebanese president Émile Lahoud, and delivered a letter from Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in which he informed that that as from today it will be easier for Lebanese travellers to obtain visas to visit
Agência Brasil Recife – Specialists from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (Embrapa) and universities in Spain and Portugal will take part in the First International Workshop on Research about Wine Production in Tropical Regions, from Tuesday (17) to Thursday (19). The idea of the event, which will be held at the Technological Institute of the
Alexandre Rocha São Paulo – Revenues of the Brazilian machinery and equipment sector in the first seven months of the year totalled around US$ 8 billion as against US$ 6.5 billion (figures calculated using the exchange rate of August 16, 2004) in the same period last year, an increase of 22.4%. According to the Brazilian
Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazil has been selected to host the 32nd Session of the UN Permanent Commission on Nutrition in March of next year. Portuguese and Spanish speaking nations will draw up a map of malnutrion around the world for the event. According to Gastão Wagner, the executive secretary of the Ministry of Health,
Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim, in congressional testimony, declared that the Geneva meeting revolutionized the World Trade Organization and strengthened the position of Brazil and other members of the G-20. The meeting took place earlier this month. "The G-20 played a fundamental role in reaching the agreement. And that
Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazilian dairy exports set a new record in July with 7,500 tons worth US$12.2 million. In July 2003, 5,100 tons worth US$5.4 million were exported. For the year, up to July, dairy exports have been worth US$41.8 million, compared to US$48.5 million for the whole year of 2003. Rodrigo Alvim, president
Agência Brasil São Paulo – Total beef exports, "in natura" and industrialized, reached 170,674 tons for revenue of US$224.7 million in July. For the twelve month period from August 2003 to July 2004, beef export revenue is up 62% over the prior twelve month period. The volume of beef exported rose 27.3%. Brazilian in natura
This is the opinion of specialists heard by ANBA. Announcements of investment totalled US$ 47.2 billion in the first half of 2004, 30% more than in the same period last year. For the time being, the largest forecast is in base sectors, which forecast long-term return, betting on long-lasting stability of the country economy.
