Agência Brasil Brasília – Within a few weeks a mini cashew nut factory will be arriving in Haiti as a gift from Brazil as part of an international cooperation agreement signed last week when Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited that country. The mini cashew factory was developed at one of the Brazilian
Author: Alexandre Rocha
The Brazilian company, among the main producers of commercial aircraft in the world, was established on August 19, 1969 as part of the government strategy of adopting aeronautics technology in the country. Privatised in 1994, the company had the best quarterly result in its history, in the second quarter of this year, and has just won a multi million dollar tender for the US army, within a consortium led by Lockheed Martin.
The producer of sanitary metals, based in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, already exports to over 20 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe, and has even done business with Algeria. The company started investing more intensely in foreign trade four years ago, and currently 18% of company revenues come from international sales.
Agência Brasil Rio – A National Afro-Brazilian Culture Museum (Muncab), a longtime dream of the Society of Friends of Afro-Brazilian Culture (Amafro) is now a lot closer to becoming reality. The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has announced that it will provide financial support for the museum which will be built in Rio de Janeiro. The
Agência Brasil Rio – A National Afro-Brazilian Culture Museum (Muncab), a longtime dream of the Society of Friends of Afro-Brazilian Culture (Amafro) is now a lot closer to becoming reality. The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has announced that it will provide financial support for the museum which will be built in Rio de Janeiro. The
Representatives of 15 companies and members of the Algerian government should be arriving in São Paulo, capital of the Brazilian southeastern state by the same name, on August 26. According to the Algerian ambassador in Brazil, Lahcène Moussaoui, this is the largest trade initiative ever made by Algeria in Brazil. "I see the possibility of business in all sectors," he stated. He believes that Brazilian export to his country can rise to around US$ 500 million in future.
Agência Brasil Rio – The executive manager of Exploration and Production at the Petrobras, Francisco Nepomuceno, says the Brazilian oil company will continue to increase production until the end of 2005, when production should reach 1.85 million barrels per day. And in 2006, with a further increase to 2.2 million barrels per day, Brazil will
Agência Brasil Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) – Gathered together, yesterday (17), in Santo Domingo, presidents and heads of State from Latin America and the Caribbean signed a commitment to fight against hunger and poverty. The leaders of ten countries, who came to the Dominican Republic to attend the inauguration of President Leonel Fernández Reyna, pledged
Agência Brasil Rio – For the second consecutive month, the number of new jobs in the Brazilian industrial sector outran layoffs. In June, the number of people with jobs rose 0.5%, following an increase of 1.1% in May. The increase in the tempo of industrial activity in 2004 results from more jobs being offered as
The participation of markets considered alternative in Brazilian export rose from 11.2% in the first seven months of 2003 to 14.4% in the same period this year. Shipping to 102 destinations rose above the general average. For foreign trade analysts, the fact is positive and does not exclude maintenance of traditional partners.
