In the first week of January, Brazilian exports reached US$ 2.781 billion, as against US$ 3.267 billion in imports.
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Apex Tool Group, a North American maker of tools, exports to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan from the Brazilian unit.
Petrobras’ transport sector arm has invited 16 companies, five Brazilian and 11 foreign, for a tender. The company commissioned more than 40 vessels over the last few years.
The company announced the charter of two platforms to operate in Santos Basin, starting in 2014. Each one will have a capacity for production of 150,000 barrels of oil a day.
Sales in Brazil grew by 23.8% in 2010 and reached 68,500 units. The output increased by 34%.
Brazilian automakers have set the target of returning to pre-crisis levels in 2011.
The São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) reached record levels of financial volume, trading volume and market value reached by shares traded.
The Qatari and Brazilian airlines have established a code-share agreement. Passengers of the Arab company will have access to 48 destinations in the Brazilian territory.
Last year, the country traded 3.515 million vehicles, 11.9% more than in 2009. In December alone, cars licensed totalled 381,552, growth of 30.21% over November.
With investment of US$ 9.6 million, the business event, to take place in the sidelines of Fashion Rio, should have 310 exhibitors from all over Brazil. 50,000 visitors are expected.
The rate was recorded last year. Countries such as Brazil, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are among those that contributed the most to the increase.
Project involves US$ 150 million in investment and is being discussed by the German automaker, its representative in the market and the Algerian government. Renault is also considering a unit there.
The balance between the inflow and outflow of foreign currency was lower than in the previous year.
In 2010, 3.33 million passenger and light cargo vehicles were sold in Brazil. This year, the National Federation of Motor Vehicle Distributors is expecting automobile sales to increase by 4.2%.
