Approximately 40,000 people, including consumers and international visitors, examined new products presented by 250 expositors in São Paulo.
Author: Geovana Pagel
The Brazilian leather sector productive chain has a turnover greater than US$ 4.1 billion a year, brings together 7,000 industries, employs over 500,000 people and exported approximately US$ 3.3 billion last year. Sector representatives, however, believe revenues could be far greater if the shipping of greater added value products were stimulated.
Companies in the northeastern state export biscuits and juice to Senegal. Entry in the country is part of the strategy to reach other markets in the region, including the Arab nations in the north of the continent.
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Yemen have been importing milk caramels made by Embaré since 1995. In 2004, the company added powdered milk to the list of exports and began to ship to Iraq as well.
A study by the Inter-American Development Bank reveals that Brazil is the second largest money transfers market in Latin America. Each Brazilian living abroad makes 9.7 remittances per year to Brazil. The average value of each is US$ 428. Brazilians living in Japan and USA alone, send home approximately US$ 2 billion annually.
Genetically modified soybeans already account for 8.2% of the legume production, which reached 50.18 million tons in the 2003/2004 crop.
Geovana Pagel São Paulo – The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade made available an information system for investment activities in Brazil, for the business class, research enterprises, and international agencies. The National Information Network was initiated during the 11th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). The network is in an internet
In parallel to the Unctad the space is integrated by ministers and state-owned companies, to present their projects to private companies up to next Friday (18).
Geovana Pagel São Paulo – "We need investments in industrial modernization and technological innovation to guarantee our long-awaited sustainable economic growth," said Luiz Fernando Furlan, Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. The minister spoke about industrial, technological and foreign trade policy for sustainable development, during the first talk at Space Brazil, inaugurated early this
Geovana Pagel São Paulo – Over 400 domestic and international investors are going to participate in Space Brazil, to be inaugurate by Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at 02:40pm on Monday. The Space, created by the federal government to present investment and business opportunities, will be taking place in parallel to the 11th
Geovana Pagel São Paulo – Negotiations referring to the free trade accord between the Mercosur and the European Union did not finish on Sunday (13), as had been hoped, because the blocs did not manage to reach an accord. Foreign relations minister Celso Amorim stated that talks about the matter will be maintained for another
The growth in shipping is the result of business with neighbouring countries that are part of the Mercosur, the customs union between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, and the opening of new markets in the Middle East and North Africa. Last year, Brazil had revenues of US$ 69 million with foreign trade in the sector, a value 22.4% greater than in 2002.
Ten Brazilian companies in sectors such as food, home appliances, agricultural machinery, shoes, auto parts, and plastics will be present at the event. The multi-sector fair will take place between June 2 and 10. Between May 26 and 27, businessmen and employees from Algeria will be participating in the Latin America and Algeria Economic Relations Seminar.
Construmental will include 100 exhibitors, 72 technical talks by national speakers and 98 international. The idea is to increase the use of steel in civil construction.
