Author: Alexandre Rocha
Agência Brasil Brasília – Negotiators from the European Union and Mercosur have decided to begin a concentrated effort to reach an agreement on free trade within the scheduled time frame which should end on October 31. The idea is that technical meetings will begin today (13) in Brussels and on September 20, specialists from both
Agência Brasil Rio – Brazilian economic growth this year is guaranteed and will be over 4%, says minister of Planning, Budget and Management, Guido Mantega, speaking at a forum on XX century Brazilian social problems. The minister said he was forecasting industrial sector growth of 5% or 6%, with installed capacity use up while production
Agência Brasil São Paulo – The Brazilian auto industry had its best month of the year in August with production reaching 198,058 units. That is the most ever produced in August. It is 5% more than in July, and 47% more than in August 2003. For the year (January to August), total production reached 1,424,900
Agência Brasil Brasília – The prime minister of Portugal, Pedro Santana Lopes, who is on an official visit to Brazil, says his country supports a permanent seat on the UN Security Council for Brazil. Lopes also announced that his country is willing to assist Mercosur in its negotiations with the European Union because, he declared,
The largest exclusively Brazilian event in the Middle East will be organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and by the Brazilian Export Promotion Agency (Apex). The exhibition pavilion will be over double the size of the one used last year. In 2003, large volumes of business were generated, US$ 30.7 million, as well as a future business forecast of US$ 115 million.
Agência Brasil Brasília – By the end of the year a mixture of regular diesel fuel with 2% vegetable diesel will be available in gas stations, reports Maria das Graças Foster, the executive secretary of the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy. There will be no difference in motor performance or durability, she says. "Our
One of the factors that may contribute to the increase in trade relations between both countries is an Algerian government development project that forecasts investment of US$ 50 billion in various sectors of the economy up to 2009. A mission of businessmen and government representatives from the Arab country is in São Paulo to do business.
Agência Brasil Rio – The Norwegian shipbuilder Solstad – represented by Norskan do Brasil – reports that it intends to contract the construction of an offshore support vessel, known as an AHTS (Anchor Handling Tank Supply) worth US$40 million. The construction will take place in Rio de Janeiro and should last for 20 months. It
This forecast was made yesterday by the president of the Brazilian Association of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (Abrava), Carlos Trombini, during the signing of an agreement for foreign trade incentives signed with the Apex. The Arab countries and Latin America are the two main targets of the project, which may generate 850 new jobs.
