Agência Brasil* Brasília – The trade balance surplus of Brazil (the difference between exports and imports) has reached US$ 1.680 billion, with exports of US$ 16.061 billion and imports of US$ 14.381 billion this year, in 26 working days. The accumulated result this year is 52.9% greater than that registered up to the second week
Author: Mark Ament
Company Savon, a maker of powdered drinks, wants to start exporting to the Arab market. For this, company representatives are going to participate in a food sector fair in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, to take place at the end of the month. Apart from juice, the company is going to offer chocolate drinks to the Arabs at the event.
The sector, made up of 14,500 producers, is structuring itself to supply the demand of the Middle East and North Afirca, traditional consumers of sheep, lamb and goat. The state currently counts on a herd of 730,000 animals.
An agreement between the Brazilian Institute of Gems and Precious Metals and the Ministry of Tourism forecasts the establishment of tourist routes in the gems, jewel and precious stone circuits of the states of Minas Gerais (SE Brazil) and Rio Grande do Sul (S). The idea is to attract foreigners connected to the sector, in the business area, as well as geologists, gemmologists and even museum representatives.
The Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics disclosed a study that shows growth of 6% in the Brazilian industry in 2007. The result is the best since 2004 and was powered mainly by domestic sales. One of the highlights was the sale of machinery and equipment for industry itself.
The resources should be invested over five years in the areas of oil and gas, ports, highways, public transportation, sanitation and airports, among others. The local government wants to expand infrastructure to supply the growing demand of the population, expected to double in ten years.
Ouro Verde Amazônia, a small company with a factory in Alta Floresta, in the midwestern Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, produces and trades organic products derived from Brazil nuts. After receiving organic certification from Ecocert, the company started contacts with the foreign market. The first shipments will be to France, Australia and Malaysia.
Egypt is going to start implementing a pilot social program in one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Cairo, Ain El Sira. Part of the project will be inspired on social activities promoted by the government of Brazil. Representatives of the Ministry of Social Development were in the Arab country to present the Brazilian experience.
The volume shipped by air rose from 2,200 tonnes in 2006 to 3,400 tonnes in 2007. To the Emirates, to which a direct flight from São Paulo was inaugurated, exports by air grew 169% and reached 2,000 tonnes.
Agência CNI* Porto Alegre – Industrial activity in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul grew 6.2% in 2007 and was the fourth greatest in 16 years of the Rio Grande do Sul state Industrial Performance Index (IDI-RS) developed by the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Fiergs).
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – General Motors Brazil is going to establish a second shift and to hire 44 new employees for their Industrial and Commercial Automotive Complex in the city of Mogi das Cruzes, in the interior of the state of São Paulo. This information was disclosed by a spokesperson for the carmaker.
The Brazilian Foreign Minister should be in the region starting tomorrow and should visit Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Israel. The objective, according to the Brazilian Foreign Office (Itamaraty), is to strengthen the Brazilian presence in the economic and diplomatic areas. Meetings are scheduled with heads of state and government.
