Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian exports totalled US$ 2.844 billion last week; the figure is only US$ 1 million greater than Brazilian purchases of goods manufactured abroad. Average daily exports stood at US$ 582.5 million, a decrease of 18.1% compared with the daily average for last month. Meanwhile, imports averaged at US$ 552.2 million, a
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Brazil imported the equivalent to US$ 40 million from the region between January and November 2007. Exports of Brazilian textile products to the Arabs rose 47% and reached US$ 31 million. To the president at the Abit, Aguinaldo Diniz, it is time for the sector to maintain a stronger presence in the Middle East.
Malak Beydoun, creative director at Lebanese luxury store Aïshti, was in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo last week attending the São Paulo Fashion Week. During her stay, she got to know several Brazilian brands. Her goal, in the near future, is to have local brands available alongside the leading international ones sold at Aïshti.
Two buyers from Arab countries are attending the São Paulo Fashion Week, held in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo. They want to become acquainted with new brands emerging in the national fashion scene, to visit trendy city spots such as store Daslu and Oscar Freire Street, and to seek new items for their own stores, luxury boutiques in Dubai and Beirut.
Last year, Brazil exported 2,253 different products to the Arab world, growth of 7.3% over 2006. The number of items traded by the Arabs reached 783, growth of almost 20%.
Bilateral trade totalled US$ 13.5 billion last year, as a result of US$ 7 billion in Brazilian exports and US$ 6.5 billion in imports, according to data disclosed yesterday by the Arab Brazilian Chamber. The president at the organisation, Antonio Sarkis Jr., estimates a 10% expansion in trade in 2008.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – The sales volume and revenues from retail in Brazil grew 1.6% in November compared with the previous month, as disclosed today (16th) by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The Monthly Trade Survey points to a recovery from the negative results posted in October (-0.1% for both
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – The sales volume and revenues from retail in Brazil grew 1.6% in November compared with the previous month, as disclosed today (16th) by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The Monthly Trade Survey points to a recovery from the negative results posted in October (-0.1% for both
The director general at the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuel Agency (ANP) of Brazil, Haroldo Lima, said that the intention is to cause the opening of the sector not to be restricted to large corporations, be they Brazilian or foreign. The ANP has already promoted two rounds of tenders for the exploration of marginal fields and a third should take place this year.
The company extracted an average of 1,854,748 barrels of oil per day on the Brazilian territory. On the 25th it broke the Brazilian record for production in a single day, hitting 2,000,238 barrels. Yesterday, the company announced a new discovery of natural gas in Peru.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazil exported the equivalent of US$ 3.237 billion last week, or US$ 647.4 million per business day. In the accumulated result for the month, exports reached US$ 4.73 billion, or US$ 591.3 million per business day, an increase of 18.4% in the daily average compared with January last year.
Last year, 1.75 million motorcycles were proudced in the industrial hub in Manaus, capital of the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas. For 2008, the forecast is for 1.94 million units to leave the assembly lines. The production of two-wheel vehicles generates 15,000 jobs.
The Brazilian oil company reached a market value of US$ 242.7 billion in 2007 and the mining company, US$ 154.5 billion, according to consultancy Economatica. Of the 25 largest companies in the region, 13 are Brazilian. Petrobras and Vale are also among the largest when compared to North-American conglomerates.
According to a survey disclosed yesterday by the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná, industry sales grew 11% between January and November last year. Exports increased 24%. Shipments to the Arabs totalled US$ 572.6 million, 20% more than in 2006.
