From the Newsroom* São Paulo – One of the largest chains of bookshops in Brazil, Livraria Nobel, plans to open four new franchises abroad in the first quarter of 2007. The new units should be opened in Mexico, Angola and Spain. The bookshop already has five shops in Portugal and five in Spain. According to
Author: Mark Ament
This information was published by Jordanian newspaper Addustour. According to the publication, at the beginning of the year, the country increased purchases of cattle beef from India and Brazil to control product prices on the domestic market. In 2006, Brazil increased sales of cattle beef to Jordan by 84%.
Isaura Daniel* São Paulo – Although the volume is still low, the Arab countries have increased their investment in Brazil. Between January and November last year, they invested US$ 3.45 million in the country, according to figures supplied by the Brazilian Central Bank. The value is 118% greater than the total invested in 2005, which
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The estimated crop for 2006 and 2007 is 121.5 million tonnes, in over 45 million hectares of cropland. This information was disclosed in the fourth national crop research, disclosed yesterday (11) by the National Food Supply Company (Conab). The research shows a 4% reduction in the cropland, when compared to last
Brazil imported US$ 1.78 billion in medical-hospital equipment during the first eleven months of 2006. The value is 11.8% greater than the total purchased in the whole of the previous year, according to a study by Abimed, the association that brings together importers in the sector.
Fashion Business, a business event that takes place in the sidelines of the Fashion Rio, is going to bring together international buyers from over 15 countries. With the objective of promoting autumn-winter fashion, around 200 exhibitors participated in the event. The parades begin on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian agribusiness exports grew 99% between 2002 and 2006. They rose from US$ 24.8 billion to US$ 49.4 billion, according to figures supplied by the Foreign Relations Secretariat at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. The sugar and alcohol complex posted the greatest growth in foreign sales, 243%.
To the organization, among the factors boosting trade with the Arabs are commercial promotion events, like trade delegations and participation in fairs. This year the Chamber is studying the possibility of participating in 16 fairs in Brazil and in the Arab world and in four trade missions.
The city of Monte Sião is in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and has become famous in Brazil for its production of knitted products. In March the sales season begins, and the high point is a fair in April. Monte Sião has a capacity for production of four million products a month and hopes to increase production by 20% up to 2007.
According to estimates by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), in 2006 foreign direct investment reached US$ 43.3 billion in the Middle East and US$ 38.8 billion in Africa. In Brazil, the entry of capital rose 6%, reaching US$ 16 billion. All around the world, the movement was US$ 1.2 trillion, 34% more than in 2005.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – The Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and the Chinese State Geodesy and Cartography Agency signed today (9), an agreement for technical and scientific cooperation. Improvement in the area of cartography, remote sensing and geographic information systems will be among the main themes of the agreement that, initially,
The 2007 collection of Fazendo Onda (Making Waves), a São Paulo-based manufacturer of beachwear and fitness products, is inspired on the Mediterranean Ocean and on the goddess Aphrodite. The company already exports its products to Thailand, Mexico, the United States, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden and Australia. Now the company is aimed at discovering new markets throughout the world.
