The construction of four hydroelectric dams along the Madeira River, in the north of Brazil, will create a 4,200-kilometre waterway network between the country and Bolivia. In five years, this could make it possible for produce from the state of Rondônia, also in the north, to reach Peru, a country in western South America, bathed by the Pacific Ocean. Access may also be by land, due to a contract for the construction of a highway, signed by presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of Brazil, and A
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The increase was registered between January and October. When taking into consideration the last 12 months, the Brazilian industrial production has grown 7.4%, just 0.2 percentage points below the 7.6% of 1994. Exports and the greater domestic consumption of durable goods, such as cars and household appliances, accelerate the rhythm of work in factories. The number of jobs generated by the domestic industry has also risen in the period: 2.8%.
Apart from being an information channel about the foreign market, the Internet operates as a window for Brazilian products. Businessmen guarantee that it is possible to sell to the Europeans, Americans, Asians, Africans and Arabs on the net. Distributor Brazilian Bikinis, established in March this year, does all its exports on the net. Aegis Semicondutores has increased company sales by 40% after reformulating its site.
Agência Brasil Brasília – On Friday (10), in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Brazil will submit an inventory on greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbonic acid gas, during the period 1994-98. Brazil will also report on the measures it has adopted since adhering to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The document will be presented
The vehicle factories in the country will close the year with a 2.2 million units production and US$ 8 billion in exports, according to the National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers. Both figures represent records. During the year they created 10,000 new openings to meet the increase in demand.
Agência Brasil São Paulo – Vehicle production in Brazil rose 5.8% in November, when 201,340 units rolled off the assembly lines, as against 190,301 in October. The total so far this year stands at 2.020 million units. This number suggests that the automobile industry should exceed its projected goal and hit a total of approximately
From the Newsroom São Paulo – A new study developed by the Brazilian Central Bank (BC) shows that the country Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is going to grow 5% this year. Last week, the study for which economists and market analysts were addressed, showed growth of 4.66%. This is the fifth week running that the
From the Newsroom São Paulo – Embraer is going to supply four jets Embraer 170 to Hong Kong Express Airways (HKE), company which has just recently entered the market. According to what the Brazilian company disclosed today (03), three aircrafts, with 76 seats each, will be delivered in the second semester of 2005, and the
While president Lula visited the Arab nations last year, trade doors were opened for hundreds of Brazilian exporters. From then on, 526 new companies entered the list of organizations that export to Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Libya, the countries visited. The flow of Arab businessmen after business in Brazil has also grown, as has the list of products exported increased.
From the Newsroom São Paulo – The Aurora winegrowing cooperative, wine producer based in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, won two medals in the Effervescents du Monde Award, which took place in Dijon, in the region of Burgundy, in France. Aurora won silver medals for the sparkling wines Aurora Brut (elaborated through the
In November purchases on the foreign market totalled US$ 6 billion. The previous monthly record had been US$ 5.9 billion, registered in June 1997. According to specialists, the improvement in the Brazilian economy, aligned with the high price of oil, generated the 42.7% increase in comparison to November 2003. Imports from the Middle East rose 122%.
This percentage is only smaller than that registered in the same period in 1995, when Brazilian riches rose 6.4%. The largest growth was presented by industry, but there was also evolution in the remaining areas of the economy, like agribusiness and the service sector.
