From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Italian carmaker Fiat, which has factories in Brazil, was the leader in car and light commercial vehicles sales in Brazil in the first semester of the year. The company sold 201,120 units, corresponding to 24.6% of the market. Sales increased 6% over the same period in 2005. Amongst
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The company developed a line of thematic teas from different countries, one of which has flavour and aroma typical of Morocco. It takes green tea, mint and apricot. Dr. Oetker, German multinational with factory in Brazil, occupies the second position in the national market of teas.
Since they opened a store in France, in April 2005, the company has already received orders from businessmen in many parts of the world, including the Arab market, to start operations in their countries. Natura, however, which is a leader in cosmetics, fragrances and personal hygiene in Brazil, is first going to consolidate its presence in the six countries in which it already is: Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, France and Mexico.
This is the estimate for the increase in shipments to the region this year. Sadia is a national reference in the production of chicken meat and poultry products. The Middle East and North Africa are starting to recover from the drop in the demand witnessed due to the fear of the avian influenza.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazil exported in the first semester the equivalent to US$ 60.901 billion, 13.5% more than in the same period last year. Imports, in turn, added up to US$ 41.36 billion, an increase by 21.6%. The trade surplus in the first six months of 2006 was of US$ 19.541 billion.
Cupuassu, guarana, pequi and many other ingredients of the forest are the raw materials for a line of cosmetics created by the small company of São Paulo Du Plessis. The products are directed to the foreign market and will be presented to the world in September in one of the main cosmetics fairs in France.
This is one of the conclusions of a study on the economy in the Middle East and North Africa elaborated by the World Bank. According to the Ibrd, with the price of the oil barrel above US$ 50 and with responsible fiscal policies, the GDP in the region should grow over 5% per year until 2008.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Francal, the largest fair in the shoes sector in Latin America, starts next week, on the 4th of July, in São Paulo. The fair is the greatest event in setting the fashion in shoes and accessories for the spring-summer season in the region and will carry on until the
