The country hopes to reach production of 74 tonnes of the metal in 2011, which represents 6% growth over last year, according to figures disclosed by the government.
Author: From the Newsroom
Former Flamengo ace player claims that his brother, Edu, has been contacted. He may travel to the country to watch a local championship match next Sunday.
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) posted a net profit of US$ 3.2 billion in the first half, a 47.8% increase. The volume of loans cleared, however, dropped by 6% and reached US$ 34.2 billion.
The company should invest US$ 120 million in a food processing unit. The forecast is for the installations to start operating in late 2012 and to have a production capacity of 80,000 units a year.
Brazil exported the equivalent of US$ 669 million in July, a 3.8% increase over the same month of last year. The volume shipped, however, dropped by 13.8% and totalled 320,800 tonnes.
Sebastião Lazaroni was eliminated from the 1990 World Cup by the Argentinean team, when he was the coach of the Brazilian team.
In the first five working days of the month, the country sold US$ 5.836 billion in products. Imports in the period totalled US$ 4.782 billion. The surplus up to the moment is US$ 1.054 billion.
The government owns 30% of the telephone company and will sell part of that capital. Only Moroccan investors will be able to purchase the shares.
The country has become a permanent member of the ISO/TC 217 committee, a group that regulates the worldwide hygiene, perfumery and cosmetics industry.
Model made by the French Dassault Aviations should equip the Emirati fleet of fighter jet aircraft, currently comprised of Mirage 2000 and Boeing F-16 models.
The men’s national team of the Arab country will play a friendly match against the Brazilian handball team on Saturday in Santo André.
In a report on the country, the International Monetary Fund hails government measures taken to keep the economy from overheating, but claims that reform is needed in sectors such as social security.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has shipped to the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, 19 pieces found in the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. The return is part of an agreement signed last year.
The Dubai airline signed a partnership agreement with the Spanish team for five years.
