Cooperative Cia do Lacre, based in Brasília, makes purses, belts, hats and clothes using aluminium can lids. Monthly production is 2,000 items, which are all sold to foreign countries.
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The Brazilian institution will start the first edition of a census of foreign capital in the country. Enterprises in which foreigners own direct stakes are required to submit a statement.
The loan, pending approval from the fund’s executive board, is intended to provide backing to the Jordanian government’s reform program, giving the country financial ‘breathing room’ for three years.
Cateringpor, a subsidiary of the Portuguese company, started serving meals prepared according to Islamic regulations. The company from Dubai started flying to Lisbon on the 9th.
Nightgowns and pyjamas by Yasmin Lingerie, a company based in Nova Friburgo, are shipped to the two cities. The items sold to the region are in the more sensuous end, with golden and silver ornaments.
Foreign direct investment in Brazil reached US$ 6.3 billion on Friday and may exceed US$ 7 billion by the end of the month.
Consumption during international travels reached US$ 1.6 billion in June. It is the lowest result for the month since 2010.
The Brazilian Central Bank president Alexandre Tombini has stated that economic growth will go on a new direction in the coming quarters, at an annualized growth rate of 4%.
Brazilian export revenues amounted to US$ 4.94 billion, at a daily average of US$ 988 million, up 6.4% from the first two weeks of July.
The debt grew 2.53% due to the US$ 4.9 billion issue that the Brazilian Development Bank made. Total debt is US$ 937 billion.
Egypt and United Arab Emirates will be part of the routes at the 40th Tourism Fair of the Americas, due from October 24th to 26th in Rio de Janeiro.
Incoming flights from foreign countries to Brazil stood at 4.62 million in the first half of this year, as against 4.35 million during the same period of 2011.
The evaluation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) disclosed on Friday shows that the economy of Brazil should grow 4% in the last quarter of 2012, mainly due to domestic trade.
The Gulf country started the construction of its first nuclear plant this week. Barakah Unit 1 should start operating in 2017 and generate 1,400 megawatts.
