An agreement between the two countries establishes that Brazil will open up its space base in Alcântara, in the northern Brazilian state of Maranhão, and Ukraine will provide its rocket launching technology. The objective is to enter the competition for the global satellite launching market, worth US$ 10 billion.
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Infinity Bio-Energy group will invest 85 million Brazilian reais (US$ 40,6 million) in expansion and modernisation of the premises at its Alcana Alcohol Distillery in the city of Nanuque, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The group bought the factory last year and plans on increasing
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Foreign Ministers of Brazil, Celso Amorim, and Jamaica, Anthony Hilton, will sign today (15) a clause for technical cooperation complementary to the agreement for increasing sugar production and the development of the ethanol industry in Jamaica. The clause will be signed at 2:00 pm at the Itamaraty Palace, head office
The GPS company, which controls food manufacturers Sasse and Bretzke, from the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, willl own an office and a warehouse in the United Arab Emirates, aimed at facilitating trade with the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The company is willing to conquer up to eight new markets in the Arab world.
Brazilian companies participating in the Abimad 2007 fair, which ended yesterday in São Paulo, received order from buyers based in Dubai and Jordan. Dining tables and chairs, racks, coffee tables and decorative objects were the main products ordered. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce participated in the event.
The company invited university students from 25 different countries, including Brazil, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon, to create software based on the Cell/B.E. processor. The Cell/B.E. is used in videogames such as the Xbox-360, and IBM wants students to find new uses for it. The deadline is July 05.
Postcards, school material and diaries featuring the ant Smilingüido and The Cherub Crew started being exported to Egypt last year. The characters are the themes of printed products manufactured by the Light & Life Publishers Corp., based in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná. The products are known in Brazil for their messages of love and friendship.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced today (08), in the Brazilian capital Brasília, the creation of a national policy for biotechnology. Five ministries and representatives of the academic and private sectors will work for Brazil to become the global leader in the sector in 10 to 15 years.
From Agência Brasil* São Paulo – In January 2007, vehicle production in Brazil totalled 203,703 units, 7.5% more than in December 2006 (189,432). Compared with January 2006 (195,399), production was 4.2% higher. The data were obtained from the monthly survey of the National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea). *Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
Brazil earned US$ 504 million from exports to the League of Arab States. It was the best performance for January since 1989. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria and Morocco were the main destinations. Imports increased 16% to reach US$ 436 million.
