Agência Brasil Brasília – Next Sunday (10), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will start a four-day trip to the African continent. He will visit five countries: The Republic of Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, and Senegal. This is the President’s fourth trip to Africa since his inauguration, in 2003. Several agreements negotiated in the
Author: Mark Ament
Company Kepler Weber, from the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, has just signed a US$ 1.44 million contract with company Middle East Factories Vegetable Oil Co., that belongs to Syrian group Akharas. The Brazilian company is going to build four silos in the city of Homs, with a capacity for storage of 10,000 tonnes of grain each. The equipment should be shipped between July and August.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian coffee export revenues rose 60% in the month of March when compared to the same period in 2004. Revenues rose from US$ 181 million to US$ 290 million. In terms of volume, there was also growth, but smaller: 9.1%. Germany is still the main Brazilian green coffee importer.
Villa Germânia started selling on the foreign market last year and, next year, intends to enter the European and Arab countries. The company was born to supply the demand by the German colony that lives in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Villa Germânia also produces rabbit, guinea fowl, and mule duck liver, used in the production of pate.
According to the president of the board of Al Ahram, Ibrahim Nafie, the company shows interest in publishing books turned to Brazilians of Arab origin and to people who want to learn more about the culture of the Middle East and North Africa. Nafie, who is also the editor-in-chief of the newspaper that goes by the company name, was in Brazil this week heading a delegation of Egyptian journalists.
Agência Brasil São Paulo – Vehicle production in plants installed in Brazil set a record in March, turning out 218,573 units, 17.5% more than the 185,982 produced in February. When compared with March, 2004, the increase amounted to 14.1%. So far this year, vehicle production is up 12.5%. Exports rose 14.2% during the period, with
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Industrial production in Brazil fell 1.2% in February, compared with January. The decline affected 10 of the 23 activities surveyed, according to information released today by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The biggest declines occurred in pharmaceuticals (-15.6%), food (-2.2%), petroleum refining and alcohol production (-3.1%),
Agência Brasil Brasília – In a public hearing, yesterday (5), before the Senate Economic Affairs Commission, the president of Petrobras (Brazilian Petroleum, S.A.), José Eduardo Dutra, said that Brazil may become self-sufficient in petroleum production next year. Dutra states that the company forecasts a 14.5% increase in production in 2005 in comparison with last year.
Before leaving Brazil, the secretary general of the League of Arab States paid his last visit this morning, to a hospital. He was impressed with what he saw. Amr Mussa stated that his trip to Brazil was "extremely positive" and that he plans to return other times.
Before leaving Brazil, the secretary general of the League of Arab States paid his last visit this morning, to a hospital. He was impressed with what he saw. Amr Mussa stated that his trip to Brazil was "extremely positive" and that he plans to return other times.
Sales rose from US$ 892 million between January and March 2004 to US$ 965 million in the same period this year. In the last twelve months, however, the growth was 24.8%. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Algeria were the main importers.
Agência Brasil Recife – Research centres that work with stem cells in Brazil will receive investments from the Ministry of Science and Technology, to expand their scientific activities in search for treatment and cure of diseases, announced Minister Eduardo Campos. He was participating this Monday (4) on a seminar about the new Biosecurity Law, at
