Agência Brasil* Brasília – Petrobras, the Brazilian oil company, will introduce today (16) in Brasília (the capital of Brazil) the Petrobras Cultural Program (PPC), for public selection of projects for sponsorship. The program has a total budget R$ 80 million (US$ 37,3 million), of which R$ 60 million (US$ 28 million) will be turned to
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The average price of Brazilian shoes increased from US$ 9.98, between January and November 2005, to US$ 10.32 during the same months last year. Yesterday, during the opening of the Couromoda trade show for the shoe sector, Brazilian Minister of Development Luiz Fernando Furlan praised the quest for design and quality promoted by shoe factories in Brazil.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – One of the largest chains of bookshops in Brazil, Livraria Nobel, plans to open four new franchises abroad in the first quarter of 2007. The new units should be opened in Mexico, Angola and Spain. The bookshop already has five shops in Portugal and five in Spain. According to
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – One of the largest chains of bookshops in Brazil, Livraria Nobel, plans to open four new franchises abroad in the first quarter of 2007. The new units should be opened in Mexico, Angola and Spain. The bookshop already has five shops in Portugal and five in Spain. According to
Agência Brasil* Brasília – During the second week of January, the Brazilian trade balance recorded a US$ 360 million surplus (exports minus imports), according to a release published today (15) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. The accumulated surplus for the month amounted to US$ 977 million. The surplus achieved last week
Isaura Daniel* São Paulo – Although the volume is still low, the Arab countries have increased their investment in Brazil. Between January and November last year, they invested US$ 3.45 million in the country, according to figures supplied by the Brazilian Central Bank. The value is 118% greater than the total invested in 2005, which
Brazil imported US$ 1.78 billion in medical-hospital equipment during the first eleven months of 2006. The value is 11.8% greater than the total purchased in the whole of the previous year, according to a study by Abimed, the association that brings together importers in the sector.
Fashion Business, a business event that takes place in the sidelines of the Fashion Rio, is going to bring together international buyers from over 15 countries. With the objective of promoting autumn-winter fashion, around 200 exhibitors participated in the event. The parades begin on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.
Exports from Brazil to the Arab region yielded US$ 6.67 billion in 2006, a 28.13% increase compared with 2005. Imports, on the other hand, amounted to US$ 5.37 billion, representing a 1.08% increase.
The city of Monte Sião is in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and has become famous in Brazil for its production of knitted products. In March the sales season begins, and the high point is a fair in April. Monte Sião has a capacity for production of four million products a month and hopes to increase production by 20% up to 2007.
According to estimates by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), in 2006 foreign direct investment reached US$ 43.3 billion in the Middle East and US$ 38.8 billion in Africa. In Brazil, the entry of capital rose 6%, reaching US$ 16 billion. All around the world, the movement was US$ 1.2 trillion, 34% more than in 2005.
The 2007 collection of Fazendo Onda (Making Waves), a São Paulo-based manufacturer of beachwear and fitness products, is inspired on the Mediterranean Ocean and on the goddess Aphrodite. The company already exports its products to Thailand, Mexico, the United States, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden and Australia. Now the company is aimed at discovering new markets throughout the world.
The company processed 1.784 million barrels of oil per day in Brazilian refineries last year, compared with 1.758 million barrels per day the year before. According to the company, one of the reasons for the good performance was the development of new foreign markets and of export products.
