Brazil had revenues of US$ 1.6 billion with sales to the region in the first four months of this year. In April, sales grew 5% over the same month in 2005 despite the fewer working days. African countries that recently discovered oil, like Sudan and Somalia, are increasing their purchases.
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A study by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) shows that among the companies that invest in new processes or equipment, 30% increased their revenues by 40% or more.
In its Conjectural Information disclosed last week, the Brazilian National Confederation of Industries (CNI) increased its forecasts for the performance of the Brazilian economy in 2006. According to the CNI, the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is going to grow 3.7% and the trade balance surplus should be around US$ 41 billion.
The airline plans on launching a flight between São Paulo and Dubai for cargo transport. The company will be represented by the Brazilian company Scand Air Cargo. Executives of the two companies participated last week at Intermodal, fair in the logistics sector that took place in São Paulo.
Shop Preta Pretinha has become a reference in the production of Black, Muslim, Oriental, Indian and handicapped dolls, produced in cloth of vinyl. In six years of operation, the enterprise has already found clients in various states in the country and is getting ready to start exporting.
The delegation of construction sector businessmen who are in the United Arab Emirates visited on Thursday the construction site of Burj Dubai, which intends to be the largest building in the world, at 705 metres in height. Over 3,000 people are working on the site. Each level takes four days to be built.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Pão de Açúcar Group is the leader amongst the Brazilian supermarket chains. It is at the top of the ranking prepared by the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (Abras), released yesterday (26) in São Paulo. The group earned US$ 7.83 billion in 2005 and had 15.2% of the national
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Pão de Açúcar Group is the leader amongst the Brazilian supermarket chains. It is at the top of the ranking prepared by the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (Abras), released yesterday (26) in São Paulo. The group earned US$ 7.83 billion in 2005 and had 15.2% of the national
As well as building the port terminal in Djibouti and working on the Ras Al Khor highway, which is being built in Dubai, Brazilian construction company Odebrecht has recently worked in other Arab nations. The Brazilian ambassador in Kuwait, Mário Roiter, says that the country, as well as others in the region, is witnessing a boom in the sector.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian market of electronic means registered an increase in 10 million credit, debit and store cards in circulation. The country had registered 337 million units in December 2005. At the end of the month of March, this number jumped to 347 million, with a total turnover of US$
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian airline Gol had record net profit of US$ 85.0 million during the first quarter of the year. The value is 37.2% greater than the US$ 62.0 million, in current exchange rates, obtained in the same period in 2005. The net income increased by 46.5% between January and
