Ruette Spice, an exporter from the city of Campinas, in the interior of the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, supplies black pepper and clove to Arab countries like Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Mauritania and Lebanon. The company works exclusively with the foreign market and traded 7,400 tonnes of pepper and 2,200 tonnes of clove in 2004.
Author: Mark Ament
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) is going to make US$ 853 million available for the financing of cars from the Brazilian subsidiaries of Volkswagen, Ford, General Motors and Fiat. This information was released today (31) by a spokesperson for the bank. According to the institution, the funds are part
Laura Marchi developed rings and necklaces using Brazilian stones to exhibit at Jewellery Arabia, the fair to take place in Bahrain, in November. This will be the first time that Deca Comercial, which owns brand Laura Marchi, is going to participate in a fair in the Arab world.
Accompanied by businessmen, the minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Luiz Fernando Furlan, is going to be in the Arab country between November 20 and 22. This week the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp) is going to organize a preparatory workshop for the trip.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The news site of the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF), CBF News, announced yesterday (27) the list of 22 players that coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has selected for the friendly matches the Brazilian Team is going to play against the United Arab Emirates Team, on November 12, and against the
Agência Brasil* Recife – The northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco is going to offer, starting this Friday (28) the first Brazilian professional post-graduate course in management of oil and gas. Professionals from four states in the northeast – Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe – will be able to attend the lessons. The
This figure is included in a study organized by Observatório Digital, an organization under the Society for the Promotion of Excellence in Brazilian Software. The study also showed that the 30 largest companies in the sector answered to 97% of exports last year.
The bedroom linen industry, which is headquartered in the city of São Paulo, has created a kit of sheets inspired on the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt. The products are sold on the Brazilian retail market and were developed to attract male customers, who usually avoid prints.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – BoldCron, a Brazilian company that produces software for trade and electronic payment, has just signed a contract with Argentine company Subtech for the exchange and integration of technologies and new product development. With this, the Brazilian company intends to become more international, expanding its business to other countries in
According to the research executed by the National Confederation of Industries and by the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae), 81% of industries intend to invest in research and development this year. A total of 743 industries participated.
The first business of the Jaci furniture factory in the Middle East took place in 2003, but sales to the region only took off after participation in Index, the furniture fair in the Emirates, last year. The company is therefore going to participate in the fair again in November this year, and it hopes to multiply exports.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Science, Technology, Development and Tourism Secretariat of the State of São Paulo and the Brazilian Association of Auto Parts Manufacturers (Sindipeças) signed on Wednesday (26) a protocol of intentions to promote the use of natural gas in vehicles. According to secretary João Carlos de Souza Meirelles, the use
To Walter Brasil Mundell, who gave a talk yesterday at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, next year the country should be one of the few emerging nations to grow more than in 2005. He also said that the world economy is going through a golden age, one that has never been seen before.
This is the opinion of the secretary general of the General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries, Elias Ghantous. Direct investment and technology transfer will be the main themes of a seminar about Arab and European cooperation that the organization is going to promote in November. To Ghantous, Brazil serves as an example in the agricultural and industrial sectors.
