The declaration requires the country to treat foreign and local investors equally, and to promote responsible business practices. There are 41 other signatories, including Brazil.
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The Brazilian market received nearly US$ 10 billion in foreign funds last month, the highest monthly figure since the Brazilian Central Bank started keeping track, in 1947.
Brasília – In the third week of November, Brazil had a trade surplus of US$ 345 million, resulting from US$ 2.907 billion in exports and US$ 2.562 billion in imports. The figure points to a recovery of the trade surplus, after the country ran a deficit in the first week of the month (US$ 147
The fertilizer division of Egyptian Orascom group signed a contract with the Brazilian FITCO for distribution of its products in Brazil and in other countries in South America.
The line of credit is by the IRDB. The intention is for Brazil to expand the financing to small and medium businesses. The sector is responsible for two of every three jobs generated in Brazil.
This statement was made in partnership with Getulio Vargas Foundation and the Economic Research Institute of the University of Munich. Some 146 specialist from 11 countries were approached.
The figure concerns the year-to-date period ended September. The food industry generated the highest turnover, followed by pulp and paper. The figures for 2009 are similar to those of 2007.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber is going to present to the electric and electronic product industry information about the consumption of these products in the Arab world, at a talk at Abinee, on Wednesday.
The Brazilian oil company was only behind the North American Exxon Mobil in profitability, among the main listed companies in the third quarter. The study is by Economatica.
In October, extraction in Brazil was greater than in the same month of last year.
Twelve new volumes on the Arab countries, with market information geared towards investors, are available for consultation at the Commercial Knowledge Center of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
On Monday (16th), a council of Brazilian citizens was established in Beirut, Lebanon. The group should support the Brazilians living there and be a bridge to the Consulate General.
The company sold 5 aircraft of the 175 model. The contract between the companies was signed today (17) and includes purchase options for another five. The deal is evaluated at US$ 117.5 million.
Rio de Janeiro – Petrobras and BG Group are going to establish a joint venture to develop an engineering product turned to the construction of an on-board gas liquefaction unit on maritime platforms. The plant is one of the technological alternatives under study by Petrobras to transfer the gas produced in the pre-salt layers in
