Factories in the region of Arapongas, in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, participated in the furniture fair Index in 2005. Based on the contacts made, they forecast an 8% increase in shipments during the first semester of this year.
Author: Silvia Lindsey
This is going to be one of the themes of the meeting of ministers in the economic area to take place this week in the capital of Ecuador. Other topics are support for holding reciprocal investments and incentives for signing commercial treaties.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian leather exports increased by 26% during the first three months of the year over the same period in 2005 and yielded US$ 403 million to the tanneries in the country. In terms of volume, the increase was of 35%, according to information from the Association of Tannery Industries
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Revenues with Brazilian shoes exports increased by 3% in the first quarter of the year in relation to the same period in 2005. The shoes factories in Brazil had turnover of US$ 502 million with the foreign market during the first three months of this year against US$ 489.4
Website is going to promote Brazilian companies, products and services and work as a link between exporters and importers.
Agência Brasil* Brasilia – Brazilian exports added up to US$ 2.031 billion last week, with a drop in 28.31% in relation to the previous week. On the other hand, imports in the four working days last week increased in 6.25% and reached US$ 1.633 billion. With this, the trade surplus (exports minus imports) was of
The curved and rounded traces, characteristic of Arabian art, may be found on the renaissance lace made by the women of the Brazilian state of Paraíba. The arabesques reached Brazil through France, which received the influence before the Crusades. The origin of the lace is the theme of the book by designer Christus Nóbrega, launched this month.
The curved and rounded traces, characteristic of Arabian art, may be found on the renaissance lace made by the women of the Brazilian state of Paraíba. The arabesques reached Brazil through France, which received the influence before the Crusades. The origin of the lace is the theme of the book by designer Christus Nóbrega, launched this month.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Food company Perdigão enters today the New Market of the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa). The New Market is made up of companies committed to corporate governance practices. Perdigão is the first traditional company in the capital market to enter the New Market, which should offer the shareholders and
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The African countries Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Principe will have, starting in mid-August this year, support from Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) Greeneries, in the capital city Brasilia, to produce greeneries. The institution will take technology and information to the countries, with the aim of improving
The city of Alegrete, in Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, will receive a power plant to generate energy from rice residues. It is going to produce 36,600 megawatts per year and will work together with a silica producing unit, which is a compound used to produce glass and construction materials, amongst other things.
