The food company ended the period as the 5th largest exporting company in Brazil, and earned the 5th position in the ranking of the world’s 200 companies with the best reputation.
Author: From the Newsroom
Foreign sales from the southern Brazilian state grew 31% in April compared with March this year. The figure was US$ 1.12 billion.
International departures from Brazil grew last month over April last year. TAM leads the market, with 86% participation.
The organisation decided to grant Lula the Felix Houphouët-Boigny Prize, awarded to people who work for peace. He was graced mostly for his work in fighting poverty.
The demand for financing grew in April over March this year, according to a study by Serasa. In the North and Southeast of Brazil, the growth was the greatest.
The financing approved by the Brazilian Development Bank will be made to Braskem, which is going to produce ethylene and polyethylene from ethanol in Rio Grande do Sul.
The classification by the World Bank includes 181 international organisations for investment attraction and pointed out the Brazilian Apex, which only lost to the Australian agency.
The number of executives who believe that the recovery of the world economy has already begun has doubled. The increase in volume of optimists was identified in March.
The Ministry of Agriculture estimate involves the 20 main crops in the country. A 3.2% reduction is expected over 2008. Nevertheless, the result should be the second highest in history.
The first customer to receive the largest business jet manufactured by the Brazilian company was Aamer Abdul Jalil Al Fahim, from Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.
The Middle East was one of the three regions of the world, to which Brazilian agribusiness sales grew in April. alongside Africa and Asia. Overall sales decreased by 4.7%.
The Bahraini bank’s Brazilian subsidiary inked a deal with the government to grant credit to hospitals and clinics, based on revenues to be collected from the Unified Healthcare System.
Brazil ranked 13th among the 180 countries that produced the most science last year. There was growth of 56% over 2007, according to information from the National Science Indicators.
From January to March, fruit juice sales from the Brazilian state totalled US$ 9.4 mn, as against US$ 3.1 mn in the same period of last year. Assai was the main fruit responsible for the expansion.
