Agência Brasil* Brasilia – The Brazilian trade balance in the first week of October presented a surplus of US$ 1.075 billion. The information was released today (10) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. Exports totalled US$ 2.826 billion, with a daily average of US$ 565.2 million. Imports added up to US$ 1.751
Author: Silvia Lindsey
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – A group of 125 Brazilian companies participate as of this Saturday (08) at the Anuga, the largest foodstuff fair in the world. The Brazilians are going to the fair with support from the Brazilian Export Promotion Agency (Apex). In the last edition, in 2003, the national companies settled US$
Agência Sebrae* Salvador – The number of micro and small sized companies in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia that sold products to the foreign market went from 73, in 1998, to 113, last year. In spite of the increase, the participation of the micro and small companies was of only 1.1% in the value
The inauguration ceremony for the 3rd Arab Culture Show, in the Brazilian southeastern city of Campinas, which took place last night, counted on the participation of the mayor Hélio de Oliveira Santos, of the Palestinian ambassador, Musa Odeh, of the Syrian general consul, Ghazi Deeb, the president of the city council, Carlos Saad, and the secretary general of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby. The event goes on until Sunday.
The inauguration ceremony for the 3rd Arab Culture Show, in the Brazilian southeastern city of Campinas, which took place last night, counted on the participation of the mayor Hélio de Oliveira Santos, of the Palestinian ambassador, Musa Odeh, of the Syrian general consul, Ghazi Deeb, the president of the city council, Carlos Saad, and the secretary general of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby. The event goes on until Sunday.
The sector registered external sales that are 8.8% greater between the months of January and September this year in relation to the same period in 2004. Sugar and alcohol were the highlights in the basket of exported products, with an increase in 56.8% in its exports.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The revenues of Brazilian coffee exports increased by 18.4% in September in relation to the same month last year. Income was of US$ 206 million. In terms of volume there was a decrease in business by 23.6%. The information is from the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (CeCafé). In the
The complex in Osório, city in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, will be the second largest in the world. The Brazilian Development Bank will loan US$ 206 million to finance the undertaking, which should start its operations in the second semester of 2006. The credit is part of the Financial Support Programme for Alternative Energy Sources (Proinfa) of the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
The company Nutrihouse, from the city of Curitiba, has just settled the first sales of biscuits, granola and dehydrated soups of the brand Vitao to Saudi Arabia. A contract was signed with the Saudi distributor Al Habib & Al Ayed Company, which will represent the company in many countries in the region.
According to research released this Thursday, the greater part of the companies in the sector is in the Southeast region of the country. The main recycled product is plastic.
Event began this morning at the Arab Chamber Space, in São Paulo, and goes on until Friday.
This was one of the decisions taken at the 2nd World Coffee Conference, which took place in Salvador, in the state of Bahia, last weekend. Launching new products and holding institutional campaigns are amongst the possible actions.
