Specialising in foodstuffs and beverages, Latinex has just closed its first sale to the Arab country. Three containers of assorted biscuits were shipped, at a total value of US$ 90,000. The company participated in Tripoli International Fair, held in April.
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian production of processed coffee already totals 33.7 million bags for the 2007/2008 crop, according to data supplied by the National Food Supply Company (Conab). Of that total, 69.6% are of the Arabica variety, and 30.4% of the Robusta or Conilon types. The figure is 20.6% lower than production
Agência Sebrae* Brasília – The Brazilian coast is having a party. This year is seeing the largest season of cruise liners in the history of the country. The record high pertains to domestic trips. The circuit was opened in October 31st and will continue until April 6th, 2008, and comprises 23 destinations between the southern
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Despite the 0.2% decrease in sales recorded in October this year, compared with September – the first negative result so far –, Brazilian retail sales posted an accumulated growth rate of 9.6% between January and October, in comparison with the same period of 2006. The growth rate is equal
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Despite the 0.2% decrease in sales recorded in October this year, compared with September – the first negative result so far –, Brazilian retail sales posted an accumulated growth rate of 9.6% between January and October, in comparison with the same period of 2006. The growth rate is equal
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian exports totalled US$ 3.332 billion last week, a US$ 53 million reduction compared to the previous week. On the other hand, imports stood at US$ 3.142 billion, a higher value than recorded in the week before (US$ 2.624 billion). Thus, the balance of trade (exports minus imports) recorded a surplus
Five new production hubs in the southern Brazilian state are going to start receiving support from the federal government. They operate in the fields of software, bathroom metals, agricultural implements, textiles and cassava by-products. The 17 existing production arrangements in Paraná generate 60,000 jobs.
Revenues should surpass US$ 5 billion this year, already a historic figure according to the president at the company, Frederico Curado. In the face of a heated market, the company made an upward revision of its expected revenues from executive aviation.
Safihas, kibbehs, rolls, pistachio and tahini are going to be in many a Brazilian family dinner menu this year. The Arabesco restaurant, in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, has already received 30 orders for Christmas dinners. Maxifour, a distributor of Arab products, is also betting on Christmas gift baskets containing Arab spices.
Safihas, kibbehs, rolls, pistachio and tahini are going to be in many a Brazilian family dinner menu this year. The Arabesco restaurant, in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, has already received 30 orders for Christmas dinners. Maxifour, a distributor of Arab products, is also betting on Christmas gift baskets containing Arab spices.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian construction company Norberto Odebrecht won a tender to build Terminal Embraport, which should be the largest private port in the country. It will be located in the city of Santos and will have a throughput capacity of 1.2 million containers per year and more than 2 million cubic
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) announced yesterday (12th) that it has approved a funding of 2.49 billion reals (US$ 1.41 billion) for building the Coari–Manaus natural gas transport pipeline, owned by Petrobras, in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas. The funding is one of the actions forecast by the
The growth in Brazilian Gross Domestic Product reached 5.7% in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period of last year. It is the highest quarterly rate since the second quarter of 2004. The figures indicate that the country will grow more than 5% this year, above the goal set by the federal government.
