The Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency signed today (11), at the Francal, a fair for the shoe sector held in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, an agreement with associations of manufacturers of machinery and components for leather and shoes. The agreement provides that 27 million Brazilian reais (US$ 14.2 million) will be allotted to provide training at companies for exporting and promoting their products in the international market.
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
The Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency signed today (11), at the Francal, a fair for the shoe sector held in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, an agreement with associations of manufacturers of machinery and components for leather and shoes. The agreement provides that 27 million Brazilian reais (US$ 14.2 million) will be allotted to provide training at companies for exporting and promoting their products in the international market.
Brazilian foreign sales of the commodity totalled US$ 2.2 billion from January until June. In total, 1.36 million tonnes were shipped, an increase of 26.6% compared with the same period last year.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Flamengo, a football team from the southeastern Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, has confirmed today (10) that left midfielder Renato Abreu is leaving to play for the Al-Nasr team, of the United Arab Emirates. The information was supplied by news site Globo Esporte. According to an article published
The statement is part of a report issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development last Friday. According to the organisation, the Russian economy should accelerate. Brazil, Russia, India, and China comprise the so-called BRIC, a group of countries that should rank among the largest world powers in the following decades.
Foreign sales totalled US$ 26.7 billion in the first half of this year. In the month of June alone, shipments amounted to US$ 5 billion, an increase of 19% compared with the same month last year. Soy, meats, juices, and cereals were the highlights.
The estimate is part of the Ten Year Plan for the sector, introduced this week, and concerns the investment needed for the next 10 years. If the fields of oil, natural gas, and biofuels are taken into account, the total amount rises to 573 billion Brazilian reais (US$ 300 billion).
Body oils by company Amazônia Natural should reach the markets in the Arab countries within the next 60 days. The company is scheduled to ship its first products labelled in English and Arabic, and this will be their first export to the Middle East.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian coffee exports yielded US$ 3.7 billion in the 2006-2007 crop year, which ended in June, a 27.8% increase compared with the 2005-2006 crop year. Shipments totalled 29.2 million 60 kilogram bags of coffee, an increase of 19.1%. The data were disclosed today by the Brazilian Coffee Exporter Council
From Agência Brasil* Brasília – Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Brazil should total, in the month of June, the historic record of US$ 6.5 billion. The figures have not yet been consolidated by the team of technicians at the Brazilian Central Bank, but according to the adjunct head of the Economic Department at the Bank,
Businesswoman Débora Lima, from the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe, should make her first contact with possible importers at the Biofar, an international fair for organic products, to be held in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo. The herbs are planted by Débora herself, along the banks of the São Francisco River. In order to cater to the growing demand from the domestic market, she works in partnership with small local farmers.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Foreign tourist spending in Brazil hit a record high in 2006. According to information disclosed yesterday (03) by the Brazilian Tourism Institute (Embratur), revenues reached US$ 4.316 billion, an 11.77% increase over 2005. This took place despite the fact that the number of visitors decreased by 6.3%, from 5,358,170
It was the best result recorded in the last 31 months. In the accumulated result for the year, foreign sales reached US$ 8.9 million. The results were positive, despite the European embargo on Brazilian honey. The largest market is the United States, but producers are seeking alternatives in Latin America, Africa, and the Arab countries.
