Up to October, bilateral trade has totalled US$ 8.573 billion, against US$ 8.192 billion in the whole of last year. Exports have totalled US$ 4.279 billion and imports, US$ 4.294 billion, showing equilibrium. The rate of growth in business with the region is still above the national average.
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Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian exports reached US$ 2.042 billion in the first three working days of the month, and imports totalled US$ 1.153 billion. With this, the trade balance result was US$ 889 million favourable to Brazil, the best daily average in all time, with an average of US$ 296.33 million. This performance in
Agência Brasil* Brasília – In October, Brazilian exports totalled US$ 9.904 billion, while imports reached US$ 6.218 billion, generating a surplus (positive balance) of US$ 3.686 billion in the month. This result was 14.83% lower than the balance obtained in September, but was 22.70% greater than that in the same period last year. With this,
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) is going to make US$ 853 million available for the financing of cars from the Brazilian subsidiaries of Volkswagen, Ford, General Motors and Fiat. This information was released today (31) by a spokesperson for the bank. According to the institution, the funds are part
Agência Brasil* Recife – The northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco is going to offer, starting this Friday (28) the first Brazilian professional post-graduate course in management of oil and gas. Professionals from four states in the northeast – Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe – will be able to attend the lessons. The
The bedroom linen industry, which is headquartered in the city of São Paulo, has created a kit of sheets inspired on the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt. The products are sold on the Brazilian retail market and were developed to attract male customers, who usually avoid prints.
According to the research executed by the National Confederation of Industries and by the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae), 81% of industries intend to invest in research and development this year. A total of 743 industries participated.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Science, Technology, Development and Tourism Secretariat of the State of São Paulo and the Brazilian Association of Auto Parts Manufacturers (Sindipeças) signed on Wednesday (26) a protocol of intentions to promote the use of natural gas in vehicles. According to secretary João Carlos de Souza Meirelles, the use
To Walter Brasil Mundell, who gave a talk yesterday at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, next year the country should be one of the few emerging nations to grow more than in 2005. He also said that the world economy is going through a golden age, one that has never been seen before.
This is the opinion of the secretary general of the General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries, Elias Ghantous. Direct investment and technology transfer will be the main themes of a seminar about Arab and European cooperation that the organization is going to promote in November. To Ghantous, Brazil serves as an example in the agricultural and industrial sectors.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro is going to host, between November 23 and 25, the National Foreign Trade Meeting (Enaex), whose theme is the "Foreign trade policy after the economic opening: competitiveness as a determining objective". The meeting is going to take place at Glória Hotel, and is organized by the
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Last week, Brazil exported the equivalent to US$ 2.476 billion, against imports of US$ 1.472 billion, resulting in a trade balance surplus of US$ 1.004 billion. In the month, the surplus reached US$ 2.726. In the accumulated result for the year, the trade balance has reached US$ 35.397 billion, US$ 8.617
