The number of passengers who arrived in Brazil on international flights in July reached 753,000. Year-to-date, there was growth of 9.15%, and the total reached 4.4 million arrivals.
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The 4th International Conference on Responsible Tourism will run from October 10th to 12th in Muscat. The event will be held by the country’s Tourism Ministry alongside international organizations.
The two public banks are going to receive US$ 4 billion in capital increase through Petrobras shares belonging to the Federal Government. Caixa should double its portfolio in coming years.
Country has sufficient power to grow by 7% a year up until 2014, according to the Energy Research Company. An auction of alternative sources and reserve energy was held this week.
Companies in the textile sector have been gaining space abroad and investing in different cuts and adornment to guarantee a Brazilian touch to clothes. In 2009, they exported US$ 1 billion.
The estimate was made by the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp). Industrial activity increased by 2.6% in July and by 12.7% since January.
Industry revenues in the first seven months of 2010 exceeded those of the same period last year by 16.6%.
The São Paulo-based enterprise SuperBac has devised a treatment system for removing hydrocarbon residue from oil well water. It should be used by the PDO company in the Middle East.
The country will have two new plants, one for processing gold and another for cutting diamonds. The raw materials will be supplied by India. The objective is to cater to Levant and Africa markets.
The service sector grew at higher rates than the economy as a whole in 2008, according to a research by the IBGE. While the GDP grew 5.1%, non-financial services grew 18.8%.
A legal opinion issued by the Attorney General’s Office is going to limit sales of Brazilian land to foreigners or foreign-owned companies.
A legal opinion issued by the Attorney General’s Office is going to limit sales of Brazilian land to foreigners or foreign-owned companies.
Volume of financing granted in the 2009-2010 crop was 14% greater than in the previous period.
The figure is a result of US$ 13.2 billion in Brazilian exports and US$ 11 billion in imports.
