Aircraft maker and the University of São Paulo established a laboratory to study flight conditions and help develop better passenger aircraft.
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The tax charged on terephthalic acid (PTA), the raw material for PET resin, has been lifted. The tax on thick carbon steel sheets has been lowered to 2%.
The Lebanese city of Chtaura will be home to a new chapter of the Alecrim group, an initiative which promotes Brazilian culture-oriented activities for children in foreign countries.
The country needs the money to meet short-term commitments. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns authorities of the need for structural reforms in the local economy.
Foreign sales revenues reached US$ 1.71 billion in first three months of this year, 8.6% less than in the same period of 2011. Smaller crop, at its final harvesting stages, explains the performance.
Brazil’s state-owned oil company got clearance from National Electric Energy Agency to set up a plant in Rio Grande do Norte. The experimental project should start generating power in 2014.
Measures for support to foreign trade are part of the package presented by the government of Brazil on Tuesday. Among them is a new type of financing to benefit sales through trading companies.
Projects implemented in Brazil received 28.2 billion reals (US$ 15.4 billion) worth of financing last year. Transport and logistics was the industry with the highest volume of funds.
The institution has filed an international patent request in Canada and the United States for a technology to identify young bovines of the Nelore race whose meat will be soft.
Event is due April 17 and 18 in London. The goal is to attract investors into the oil refining industry. At present, the country needs to import oil derivatives.
International Monetary Fund report lauds the African country’s macroeconomic policy management, but claims that maintaining budget discipline will be a challenge.
The UN organisation for refugees trained employees who should evaluate asylum requests in the country. Brazil has 4,500 people in this condition.
Paper exports dropped 6.2% in the first two months of the year, but participation of Africa as a destination rose from 5% to 7%. Brazilian production remained stable.
Company director claims approximately 80,000 will need to be purchased per day to meet domestic demand. Another 150,000 barrels of diesel should be imported daily.
