That was the total of transactions carried out using cards in the first quarter, an increase of 25% compared with the same period last year. Average spending per card grew 10%, to reach US$ 112.1.
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The trade flow in the first quarter grew 43%. The figure is the sum of Brazilian exports of US$ 1.765 billion and imports of US$ 2.169 billion. The trade balance in the period presented a surplus of US$ 404 million for the Arabs in the period.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft maker, closed the first quarter of this year with a firm order backlog of US$ 20.3 billion. The number of firm orders rose US$ 1.5 billion in the first three months of this year, according to information disclosed by the company. The number involves commercial,
After living abroad for many years, the Lebanese Patrick Sayegh felt the need to establish an online business network to help the thousands of Lebanese spread around the world. For this reason, he established LEBConnection, a site that permits the promotion of business, investment, work and housing opportunities.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Retail trade grew 11% in Brazil in the first two months of this year compared with the same period last year. The figures were taken from the Serasa Trade Activity Indicator. Specialised retail for products such as electric and electronic devices, vehicles and construction material recorded a 12.5% expansion
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Retail trade grew 11% in Brazil in the first two months of this year compared with the same period last year. The figures were taken from the Serasa Trade Activity Indicator. Specialised retail for products such as electric and electronic devices, vehicles and construction material recorded a 12.5% expansion
From the Newsroom* Brasília – In the first week of April, exports from Brazil totalled US$ 2.634 billion and imports stood at US$ 1.792 billion, resulting in a surplus of US$ 842 million. The information was supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. The result recorded in the first week of
Carmakers installed in Brazil posted revenues of US$ 3.24 billion in exports from January to March this year. The growth was 13% over the same period last year. The sector posted domestic growth and record production in March.
The growth took place in the first two months of this year as against the same period last year. There has also been growth of 6.12% in wages and in the use of the installed capacity, which reached 83.83%. One of the sectors that posted good performance in sales was the garment industry.
The items, designed and manufactured one by one by Tatiana Góes, in the city of Porto Alegre (capital of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul), are exported to the United States, France, Argentina and Spain. Now, the designer wants to attract the eyes of Arab women to her creations.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Mercedes-Benz Brazil sold 839 heavy lorries in the month of March, a monthly record high that surpassed the sales volume recorded in October last year, when 828 units were commercialised. Accumulated sales from January to March this year totalled more than 2,400 units, representing a 60% growth over the
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The growth of imports at a higher rate than exports in Brazil is mostly due to purchases of machinery and equipment – which indicates that industries are benefiting from the value of the dollar, currently worth approximately 1.70 Brazilian real, to expand their production capacity. The assessment was made yesterday (1st)
