The Brazilian production of sector products reached 138,379 units in 2008. Exports grew 2.45% in the period and reached 7,230 vehicles.
Author: From the Newsroom
Over 60 Brazilian companies invested in Fruit Logistica, in Germany. For the next 12 months, the Ibraf and Apex perspective is that another US$ 121 million in business should be generated.
The value is record. The area that received most funds was exploration and production, a total of US$ 11 billion. Investment in the energy and gas sector rose 50%.
Foreign sales of the sector totalled US$ 4.15 billion in January. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the reduction in prices of the main commodities traded by Brazil had a great influence.
Two companies from Paraíba started exporting to Japan clothes made out of the fibre that is naturally coloured. The variety was developed by Embrapa and exists in green, brown, saphire and ruby.
According to the Fund’s director for the region, Masood Ahmed, the maintenance of expense plans by the Arab exporters of oil makes the effects of the crisis lighter, which helps the global economy.
Estimates by the Ministry of Agriculture show that agricultural income should reach US$ 66 billion this year, down US$ 6 billion from the previous period, when it reached US$ 72 billion.
With revenues of US$ 15.7 billion last year, the state answered to 21.85% of agribusiness foreign sales, which generated US$ 71.06 billion.
Two the Ministry for Social Development and Hunger Alleviation programs should be implemented in the Latin-American country. Secretary Crispim Moreira should go on a mission to the country this week.
Brazilian foreign sales of medical-hospital and dentistry products totalled US$ 581 million last year. Despite the growth, exports were below Abimo expectations.
The program allows analysis of possible environmental and social damage caused in the application of innovations in rural properties.
Randa Achmawi, a Brazilian journalist based in Cairo, received last week the Menton Medias Mediterranee Journalism Award for articles published about the region.
This is the perspective for business for the coming 12 months, after business meetings during the São Paulo International Dentistry Congress, promoted last week.
Last year, Brazil recorded entry of 6.2 million people on regular flights from abroad. In December, the country registered 527,000 arrivals on international flights.
