According to Embraer president Frederico Pinheiro Fleury Curado, one of the main fronts for growth is in the region, where Embraer has 100% of the market of commercial jets of up to 120 seats. Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Libya and the United Arab Emirates received company aircraft in 2007.
Author: Alexandre Rocha
The Brazilian bank had net income of over 8 billion Brazilian reals (US$ 4.5 billion) in 2007, an increase of 58% over 2006, and a new record for the sector, which previously belonged to the state-owned Bank of Brazil. In Brazil, only oil company Petrobras and mining giant Vale do Rio Doce had already posted greater results.
The discovery was made in Santos Basin, where the state-owned company found Tupi field, one of the largest oil reserves in the country, in 2007. Although there are not yet exact dimensions regarding the production capacity of the new area, named Jupiter, it is already believed that the country may reach self-sufficiency in gas.
This was the performance in comparison to December. Against January 2006, the increase was 6%. The figures are part of Industrial Indices research by the National Confederation of Industries (CNI), which also shows the increase in employment, hours worked and labourer income.
Friday (09), in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, the two heads of State made a political commitment of trying to resume negotiations for the World Trade Organization. ‘Should Brazil and the United States reach an agreement, we can make our offer to the other countries,’ Lula said. ‘Our discussion is of key importance,’ Bush claimed. Both presidents believe that trade is the best tool for promoting development.
The information was disclosed by José Lima de Andrade, president of Petroquisa, a subsidiary of oil company Petrobras. Initially the investments forecasted were of US$ 6.5 billion. The complex in Rio de Janeiro will have capacity for processing 150,000 barrels of heavy oil per day.
Agência Brasil Brasília – A decree signed yesterday by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva makes it official: Brazil will use the Japanese digital TV format to implant its own Brazilian system. Under the terms of the decree, Brazil will move from analog to digital transmissions over a period of ten years, and four new
Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazil was one of the countries chosen by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) to inaugurate the Creating Opportunities for All program. The program will be launched at an IADB conference in Washington (US), June 11-13, where private sectors, governments, and non-governmental organizations will discuss new ways to promote social inclusion. The
Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazil was one of the countries chosen by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) to inaugurate the Creating Opportunities for All program. The program will be launched at an IADB conference in Washington (US), June 11-13, where private sectors, governments, and non-governmental organizations will discuss new ways to promote social inclusion. The
Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazil is now ready to begin manufacturing a vaccine that will be used in the case of the transmission of bird flu to human beings. The vaccine will be made at the Instituto Butantã, in São Paulo, beginning in July, reports the minister of Health, José Agenor Alvarez. The government will
