Recco Lingerie, a producer of sleeping clothes from the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, started exporting to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates last year. The company also intends to take its products to other countries in the region. Recco produces 80,000 garments a month and exports to 10 countries.
Author: Mark Ament
Brazil shipped the equivalent to US$ 1.3 billion in vehicles, light commercial trucks, lorries and buses in the first two months of 2006. Production in the period was also record, at 397,000 units. Sales of vehicles on the domestic market rose 11% in February.
The Brazilian mining company had revenues of R$ 35.4 billion (US$ 16.3 billion at current exchange rates) and had net profit of R$ 10.4 billion (US$ 4.8 billion) in 2005. The main factors that influenced this performance were the demand on the foreign market and the increase of production. The company exported the equivalent to US$ 7 billion.
A group of Brazilian businessmen in the construction sector are going to travel to Abu Dhabi and Dubai between April 20 and 30 to learn about the technology employed in the sector in the country. The Emirates are famous for daring constructions like artificial islands and luxury hotels.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian airline Gol has increased its number of firm orders from Boeing from 65 to 67 aircraft, as part of the company expansion plan. This information was supplied by a company spokesperson. The aircraft will be delivered between 2006 and 2012. The new Gol 737-800 will come equipped with
The city hall of Mossoró, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte, intends, in partnership with the National Service of Industrial Education (Senai), to establish the School of Petroleum, turned to training technicians in the sector. The state is the largest producer of the commodity in onshore fields in Brazil. The city is the main oil hub in the state, with over 100 companies directly connected to the sector.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) registered its largest daily turnover since the beginning of the Real Plan, halfway through 1994, in which the current Brazilian currency, the real, was installed. In the month, an average of 89,088 deals were made a day, with an average turnover of R$
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazil may become the fourth largest economy in the world by 2050, according to a report by international consultancy company PricewaterhouseCoopers, published in British newspaper The Times. According to Price, Brazil will lose only to China, the United States and India. The report is based on demographic tendencies and
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais had revenues of US$ 1.029 billion with exports in February, a historic record for exports in this month of the year. Minas Gerais is the second largest Brazilian export state, losing only to São Paulo, also in the southeast. In the first
The funds will be invested over the next three years in the development of new products. In the last ten years, the company of Swedish origin has invested US$ 400 million in its operations in the country. In 2005, Volvo Brazil sold over 12,000 vehicles, between lorries and buses, on the domestic and foreign market.
Fernando Haddad, minister of Education of Brazil, held a lecture at the University of Beirut in which he addressed the programmes for education stimulation that exist in the country, such as scholarships for needy university students. Haddad was in Syria and Lebanon between Sunday and Tuesday and discussed with the local ministers programmes for educational cooperation.
Fernando Haddad, minister of Education of Brazil, held a lecture at the University of Beirut in which he addressed the programmes for education stimulation that exist in the country, such as scholarships for needy university students. Haddad was in Syria and Lebanon between Sunday and Tuesday and discussed with the local ministers programmes for educational cooperation.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – A group of 24 Brazilian shoe factories are going to participate from Sunday (5) to next Tuesday (7) in the GDS, the largest shoe sector fair in the world, which takes place in Düesseldorf, Germany. This information was disclosed by a spokesperson for the Brazilian Association of Shoe Manufacturers
