Exports should end the year with an 11% increase. Up until September, sales to the Arab market totalled US$ 365.2 million.
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The major markets for the Brazilian metallurgy group are the United States, Mexico, Germany, Canada, Thailand, India, Argentina, Spain, Chile and Colombia, but the organization also sells to the Middle East. Besides metallurgy, the company is also active in other areas, such as manufacturing of wagons and lorry bodies.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Emirates Airline, from the United Arab Emirates, announced yesterday (19) the nomination of Ralf Aasmann, as director-general for Brazil. He will start working in the country in the beginning of January. Ralf Aasmann worked for Lufthansa for 20, where he has been, among other positions, general-manage for Latin American
Brazil has increased in 33.3% its imports of cumin seeds from Arab countries. A large share of this product comes from Syria, which is the largest Brazilian supplier of the spice. Cumin is mainly used as a seasoning in oriental food.
Enseada da Praia started out 12 years ago as a small company in the city of Cabo Frio, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It consisted only of a textile unit and a store. Currently, the bikini brand exports its products to the United States, Portugal, Greece and Italy, and has received an award from the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae) for its performance.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Exports from Brazil to other countries amounted to US$ 2.8 billion during the third week of December, and imports amounted to US$ 1.9 billion. Accumulated sales of Brazilian products to foreign countries in December reached US$ 6.5 billion, and accumulated imports reached US$ 4.2 billion. The data were disclosed today (18)
Agência Sebrae* Porto Velho – Blankets, purses and sandals made out of the Pará rubber tree sap will be on display and available for sale during the Craftsmanship, Tropical Flowers and Forest Cloth Fair, to be held from December 20th to 22nd in Porto Velho (capital city of the state of Rondônia, in northern Brazil).
Agência Sebrae* Porto Velho – Blankets, purses and sandals made out of the Pará rubber tree sap will be on display and available for sale during the Craftsmanship, Tropical Flowers and Forest Cloth Fair, to be held from December 20th to 22nd in Porto Velho (capital city of the state of Rondônia, in northern Brazil).
Tomorrow (14), the Port of Paranaguá will receive its ISPS Code, a certificate attesting to its compliance with international safety regulations. Investment for qualification for the certificate totalled US$ 2 million.
Tomorrow (14), the Port of Paranaguá will receive its ISPS Code, a certificate attesting to its compliance with international safety regulations. Investment for qualification for the certificate totalled US$ 2 million.
Brazil exported the equivalent to US$ 158.9 million in machinery and equipment to the Arab countries in the first ten months of the year. The growth was US$ 31 million over the same period last year. Saudi Arabia was the Arab country that bought most from Brazil, with growth of 78%.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) announced today (12) that its loans reached R$ 42 billion (almost US$ 20 billion) from January to November this year, an increase of 5% when compared to the same period in 2005. In the period, credits of R$ 61.3 billion were approved, 23% more
