Author: Alexandre Rocha
Agência Brasil Rio – The level of employment in Brazilian industry grew 1% in September, compared with August. This was the fifth straight month of growth, which has totaled 3.5% since April. These data are from the Survey of Employment and Salaries in Industry, released today (19) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
Agência Brasil Buenos Aires (Argentina) – Total exports from Mercosur to Cuba reached US$154.2 million between January and August of this year, an increase of 168%, compared to the same períod 2003. Out of that total, Brazil exported 55.1% and Argentina exported 41%. With regard to imports by Mercosur from Cuba, the total was US$32.5
Agência Brasil Brasília – Commercial expansion was the main topic at a Brazil-Vietnam Forum in São Paulo yesterday (16) sponsored by the National Industrial Confederation (CNI), the Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Relations. "Bilateral trade is small when you take into consideration the potential. This forum will not only
Agência Brasil Brasil – One of the bilateral endeavors that Brazil and China are working together on is in the space research area where they have jointly launched satellites. The effort is now about to bear fruit. The sale of images from the Brazil-China Earth Resources Satellite (Cbers-2) should bring revenue to Brazil and China
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade reports that Brazil now has a surplus for the year, up to the second week of November, totalling US$29.350 billion. Between January 1 and November 14, total exports reached US$82.914 billion, with the average daily value running 32.5% over the same period in

