Imports of chemical products dropped 55.7% in volume in January. Among the main items are intermediaries for fertilizers.
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The bikinis and bathing suits of Água de Coco are shipped to more than 20 countries, among them the Emirates, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. The contacts were made at the São Paulo Fashion Week.
The federal government has launched the 1st Export program in the state. The objective is to promote the export culture and help micro, small and medium companies to enter the international market.
The expenses should be by 2013. Most of the funds are going to exploration and production. The company wants to expand production abroad by 8.8% a year.
In January, the company delivered 10 buses for the transportation of authorities in the country. They should be used for meetings in the desert.
The reduction took place in January, but was much smaller than the reduction in Brazilian foreign sales as a whole. In this scenery, the region’s participation in shipments rose from 4.68% to 5.57%.
The Brazilian production of sector products reached 138,379 units in 2008. Exports grew 2.45% in the period and reached 7,230 vehicles.
The value is record. The area that received most funds was exploration and production, a total of US$ 11 billion. Investment in the energy and gas sector rose 50%.
Uyuni, a Brazilian food factory, is negotiating with Al Yasra Food Company, a Kuwaiti importer and distributor that has just established a natural and organic product area.
The forecast is for the period between 2009 and 2013. The target is to supply a demand of 135 million cubic meters of gas per day. Part of the funds should be turned to electric energy generation.
According to the Fund’s director for the region, Masood Ahmed, the maintenance of expense plans by the Arab exporters of oil makes the effects of the crisis lighter, which helps the global economy.
According to the sector association, Brazilian carmakers should produce 10,800 vehicles a day in February, against 8,900 in January. Last month there was growth in comparison to December.
In the first week of February, the trade balance result generated a surplus of US$ 471 million. Year to date, the result is still negative, due to a deficit of US$ 518 million in January.
Production reached 186,000 units in Brazil in the month, against 96,600 in December 2008.
