Brazil sold the equivalent to US$ 6.8 billion in the month. In the accumulated result for the year, sector foreign sales have already reached US$ 48.5 billion, an increase of 28%.
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The infrastructure and industry sectors generate the highest demand for funding by the bank.
From July to August, Bovespa received 320 new natural people as investors, reaching 529,089. Of this total, almost half is from São Paulo.
The company produces animal feed and doubled its structure in Águas Frias to expand production. Products range from pellets for cats, dogs and rabbits to food for animals used in scientific research.
The aim is to achieve a six-fold increase in production capacity at Siderperú, thus making it into one of the largest steel mills in South America. Output should exceed 1.5 million tonnes by 2011.
The company has a quarter of the meat market in Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain. Sales to the Middle East total US$ 730 million a year.
This is the expected growth for the sector in Brazil this year, according to a survey conducted among 41 companies in the area that own more than 3,500 stores. Combined revenues total US$ 3.6 billion.
An estimate by the Eclac shows that the country should grow 4.8% this year, whereas the economy of the region should advance 4.7%. The organisation forecasts five more years of sustainable growth.
The sector posted better performance in July than in June. In the accumulated result for the year, exports generated US$ 6.8 billion and imports, US$ 19 billion.
São Paulo – The new ambassador of Brazil to Damascus, Edgar A. Casciano, presented his credentials to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad yesterday (26). The president of Syria also accepted the credentials of the ambassadors of Korea and Malaysia yesterday. Each ambassador was received individually. Al-Assad wished Casciano luck in his work in Syria. The ceremony
Number of passengers that arrived in Brazil exceeded 630,000 in July, the second best result this year. In the accumulated result for 2008, arrivals total 3.8 million.
The state increased its exports of services by 59% last year. Sales ranged from services in metallurgy to consultancy in environmental management.
The carmaker sold 9,770 units in the first half, growth of 130% over the same period last year. The target is to sell 18,000 units in the country by the end of the year.
