Serra Comercial, which is representing lighting company Repume Iluminação, closed the deals yesterday (16), on the second day of the event. The buyer is an engineer from Tanzania. Serra is also interested in establishing an assembly line in Egypt in partnership with a local businessman. There are already various people interested. The Brazilian space, in which Serra is participating, was visited by 150 people yesterday, among them the Brazilian ambassador in Cairo, Elim Dutra.
Author: Mark Ament
According to Tarso Genro, the Brazilian minister of Education, the government is going to propose the elaboration of a joint declaration to expand cooperation in the educational area. On Tuesday he met with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim to discuss the matter. The meeting took place one day after the meeting between minister Genro and the Arab ambassadors, where the teaching of Arabic in Brazil and of Portuguese in the Arab world was discussed.
According to Tarso Genro, the Brazilian minister of Education, the government is going to propose the elaboration of a joint declaration to expand cooperation in the educational area. On Tuesday he met with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim to discuss the matter. The meeting took place one day after the meeting between minister Genro and the Arab ambassadors, where the teaching of Arabic in Brazil and of Portuguese in the Arab world was discussed.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Tlhe Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) made loans of approximately US$ 2.27 (in current figures) in the first two months of this year. This value, according to information supplied today (16) by the bank, was 20% greater than that registered in the same period last year. According to the bank,
The Brazilian company that produces organic coffee plans to win the foreign market and is betting on Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The first load to be shipped to the region, with its date undefined up to now, should total 100 kilograms. The company produces around 1,500 kilograms of coffee a month.
The Brazilian company Ferrucci shipped 10,000 pairs of shoes last year to the chain of stores Shoe Mart, which has about 100 points of sales in the Gulf countries. As well as strengthening their partnership with the chain in 2005, the shoe manufacturer from the city of Jaú also plans on exploring the Omani market, to which they sent a test order in 2004. Ferrucci is looking for a trade representative in the region.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Brazilian trade balance registered, in the second week of the month of March, from the 7th to the 13th, a surplus of US$ 828 million. With this result, the accumulated balance for the month has already reached US$ 1.438 billion. In the year, the accumulated trade balance result has already
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The jewellery industry from the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul is going to receive investment of approximately US$ 450,000 this year. Last Friday (11), the Rio Grande do Sul state Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae/RS) signed an agreement for the creation of a
February shipping to the Arab country totalled 18,890 tonnes and generated US$ 19.88 million. In total, Brazilian exports last month totalled US$ 189.3 million and 153,400 tonnes.
Exports and imports currently represent 26.4% of the country Gross Domestic Product. To Luiz Fernando Furlan, minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, if this target is reached, there will be a reduction in the country risk premium and benchmark interest rate and an increase in domestic productivity.
The volume exported rose from US$ 800,000 in 2003 to US$ 5.6 million last year. The Abimóvel, an organization that includes Brazilian industries in the sector, believes that sales may double this year. The main buyer of Brazilian furniture in the region is the United Arab Emirates. Other buyers include Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon and Yemen.
Revenues obtained by Brazil with exports of dairy products reached US$ 20.12 million in the first two months of 2005, a growth of 254.4% when compared to the same period last year. Of the total sold outside Brazil in the first two months of the year, US$ 6.5 million went to Algeria.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade announced yesterday (10) that 14 Brazilians were contemplated with the iF Product Design Award 2005, the main international design award that takes place every year, in Hanover, Germany. One of the products, according to the ministry, won the "Gold" trophy, which
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian cargo transport sector had a throughput of 455.57 million tonnes last year, according to figures supplied by the National Confederation of Transport. This volume represents an increase of 15.9% when compared to 2003. There are 56,000 cargo transport companies in Brazil, 80% medium and small, according to
