From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian exports of footwear totalled US$ 646.5 million from January to April, representing growth of 3.2% in comparison with the same period last year. Foreign shipments totalled 67.4 million pairs, 4.4% more than in the first four months of 2007. The information was supplied by the Brazilian Association of
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
The international meeting, Organised by the Palestinian National Authority, will take place from the 21st to the 23rd and is going to focus on the private sector. Approximately 600 businessmen have enrolled to attend the event, in which more than 80 projects in various sectors will be announced.
The Brazilian graphic arts industry posted revenues of US$ 64.9 million from sales in the first quarter this year. Packages led exports. Growth was also recorded in imports, which rose 30.7% to reach US$ 82.1 million.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Projections of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) point to a gradual reduction in the prices of certain foodstuffs. The information was published on the website of the UN in Brazil. According to the FAO, for the first time in the last 15 months,
Feiarte, which starts today in the city of Curitiba (S Brazil), features handicraft from 32 different countries and 15 Brazilian states. Vases, glasses, narghiles, marquetry boxes, table towels, cushions and various adornments typical of Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco and the Emirates will be available at the event.
The Brazilian state-owned oil company produced 2.157 million barrels of oil and gas equivalent per day in the month of April. The volume represented growth of 5.1% over April 2007. Gas made a strong contribution to the performance, as its production increased 15.4%.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Retail trade sales grew 1.8% in March compared with the previous month, according to the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The sector posted a 2.3% rise in nominal revenues (absolute terms). According to the Monthly Survey of Trade, seven out of ten activities surveyed recorded growth in
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Retail trade sales grew 1.8% in March compared with the previous month, according to the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The sector posted a 2.3% rise in nominal revenues (absolute terms). According to the Monthly Survey of Trade, seven out of ten activities surveyed recorded growth in
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Bank of Brazil posted net profit of 2.3 billion reals (US$ 1.3 billion) in the first quarter of 2008. According to a report disclosed today (14th) by the institution, the result is 66.6% higher than recorded in the same period of 2007. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2007, there
Arab countries increased their exports to Brazil from US$ 1.7 billion, in the first four months of 2007, to US$ 2.9 billion between January and April this year. Rising oil prices have contributed to the expansion, but there were also greater purchases of fertilisers and inputs for their production.
According to the director at the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing of the emirate, Hamad Mohammed bin Mejren, at least 20,000 visitors are expected, as against slightly more than 10,000 in 2007.
