Agência Brasil* Brasília – In the fourth week of January, the trade balance presented a positive result (surplus) of US$ 817 million, from exports of US$ 2.322 billion and import of US$ 1.505 billion. The accumulated surplus is US$ 2.566 billion. In the year, the trade balance already includes exports of US$ 8.457 billion, 19.3%
Author: Mark Ament
At the beginning of February the export trader of ironworks Metalúrgica Siemsen, Charles Padaratz, is going to visit Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt. The objective is to improve relations with importers, to present novelties and increase company participation on that market.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva telephoned the South African president, Thabo Mbeki, and the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, to discuss talks in the scope of the Doha Rounds of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This information was supplied by the Press Advisory for the Ministry of Foreign Relations In
Four executives from important companies from Saudi Arabia in the sectors of investment, mining and the petrochemical industry should arrive in the country on Sunday. They are going to visit 11 companies in four capitals, as well as two banks and the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. The group also has meetings scheduled with the Brazilian Foreign Minister, Celso Amorim, and with the country minister of Mines and Energy, Silas Rondeau.
The price of the WTI barrel of oil rose around 40% in 2005 and reached US$ 60.90 at year-end. Analysts bet on an average price of US$ 65 in 2006, a fact that should continue powering the economies of the Arab nations that are producers of oil, among them Saudi Arabia, Algeria and the United Arab Emirates.
Rômulo Zambelli is just 26 years old, but he opened a shoe industry to win part of the market occupied by Chinese industries. Last week he launched sandals Pé de Cristal (Crystal Foot), in crystal PVC, to be sold for around US$ 2 on the retail market. The initial intention was to trade them in Brazil, but he has already received orders from importers.
The construction of a barrage evaluated at 25 million euros is the first construction by the Brazilian company in Algeria. It will be built in the province of Jijel, in the northeast of the country, and should take 30 months to be ready. The company is participating in another three tenders in the country.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Petrochemical hub of Triunfo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil, is going to receive new investment. The project will take place in two phases. In the first, a new ethylbenzene plant will be build, with a capacity for production of 540,000 tonnes a
Six floriculturists from the northeastern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte established group Ananas From Brazil last year and are already negotiating with importers from Italy, France, Holland, Portugal and Spain. Apart from Europe, the producers also intend to win other markets, like those of the Arab countries, starting next year.
The Brazilian shoe factory, which produces over 30,000 pairs of shoes a day, is going to inaugurate two franchises in March, one in Jordan and another in the United Arab Emirates. Via Uno already has four stores in Dubai. The opening of the new store is part of a company foreign expansion plan, which forecasts the installation of 20 stores abroad throughout the year.
The Brazilian shoe factory, which produces over 30,000 pairs of shoes a day, is going to inaugurate two franchises in March, one in Jordan and another in the United Arab Emirates. Via Uno already has four stores in Dubai. The opening of the new store is part of a company foreign expansion plan, which forecasts the installation of 20 stores abroad throughout the year.
The topic was discussed on Thursday (19), in Brazilian capital Brasília, by the presidents of the three countries. The pipeline should have a length of around 10,000 kilometres, has an estimated cost of between US$ 17 billion and US$ 25 billion and will take six years to be built.
Brazilian shoe factories sought inspiration in the exuberant style of Queen Victoria, who governed the United Kingdom as from 1937 to 1901, to create the autumn/winter collection. The shoes that started being offered by industries in Brazil to retailers include shine and stones, as well as dark and strong colours. Boots should be the great success of the season.
Mohamed Benaïssa will be in Brazilian capital Brasília on Friday to discuss topics like the possibility of a trip by Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Morocco and technical exchange in areas like habitation, education and water resources. The visit is part of a trip around South America to include Paraguay, Colombia and Peru.
