Sonangol participated in tenders, and next year it will sign agreements to drill for petroleum in Iraq. Reserves in the area that the company will operate in are estimated at over 1 billion barrels.
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Three factories, of electrical conductors, electronic components and computers, will develop new projects in the municipality of Divinópolis, state of Minas Gerais. Investment will total US$ 16.5 mn.
Company Baumann-Travel is promoting the participation of Brazilian healthcare professionals at Arab Health, due January in Dubai. The group will count on the guidance of a plastic surgeon.
Petrobras, its subsidiary Petrobras Biofuels, and Petrochina are going to look into the possibility of producing ethanol together in Brazil to supply the Chinese market.
The Central Bank’s projection for 2010 was disclosed on the Inflation Report today (22). Works of the Growth Acceleration Program, civil construction and extraction industry are the highlights.
The Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development are allocating US$ 16 million to the development of in-company research.
The helicopter manufacturer is going to expand its plant in the municipality of Itajubá, in the state of Minas Gerais. The works will be carried out for the manufacturing of the large EC 725 model.
Play The Dragon shows the drama of Palestinians and Israelis with a text based on documentaries, statements and articles on both sides. The play will be shown in São Paulo up to Sunday.
Expenses in Brazil totalled US$ 469 million, a reduction of 5.7% over the same month last year. The result was the best for the period.
Petrobras has established a management network to expand the competitiveness of its suppliers. The objective is to guarantee a high national level of company acquisitions.
The Ministry of Tourism launched on Wednesday the Aquarela 2020 Plan, for promotion of Brazil abroad. Up to the end of the decade, the country hopes to attract 11.1 million visitors.
Foreign sales of the product totalled US$ 115 million last year. From January to November, exports generated US$ 1 billion, which represented reduction of 42%.
The current crop should be 10% greater than the previous one, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Brazil answers to 20% of global production of the commodity.
The US$ 4 million deficit was the result of exports of US$ 3.212 billion and imports of US$ 3.216 billion, according to the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
