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.
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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.
The country is among the 10 nations that promote the largest volume of events worldwide. In 2007, Brazil received 209 events and was in the eight position. In the Americas, it only loses to the US.
Brazil exported the equivalent to US$ 3.73 billion and imported US$ 4.57 billion, resulting in a US$ 840 million deficit.
Embratur should bring, starting on Monday, 70 international operators to the country to learn about adventure tourism in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Companies in the main sectors represented in the Bovespa had aggregate net profit of 48 billion reals (US$ 30 billion) in the first half of the year, almost 70% of the total for all listed companies.
The Brazilian market acquired, between January and July this year, 23.9 million pairs of imported shoes. The average price of products coming from abroad was US$ 7.34.
The Petrobras terminal was installed in Pecém Port, in Ceará, and should have capacity to process seven million cubic meters a day. It opens doors to imports from the Arab countries.
