There was an optimistic ring to the speeches today (13) at the opening of the supermarket trade show in Rio de Janeiro, in relation to Brazilian economy and increase in sales.
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Aeromot, an aircraft maker from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul which produces aircraft Super Ximango, is going to start exporting a new model of the aircraft, single engine aeroplane Guri. The company has been producing aeroplanes since 1986. Of the 162 aircraft produced to date, over 100 were sold abroad. They are used for leisure and training. In 2002, the company won a tender to supply the Super Ximango to the United States Air Force Academy.
Agência Brasil Rio – Brazilian economic growth this year is guaranteed and will be over 4%, says minister of Planning, Budget and Management, Guido Mantega, speaking at a forum on XX century Brazilian social problems. The minister said he was forecasting industrial sector growth of 5% or 6%, with installed capacity use up while production
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Chief of Staff, José Dirceu, in remarks at the Industrial Federation of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan), declared that Brazil should come in with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of more than the 4% forecasted for this year and strong growth should continue in the near future. "Today Brazil is
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Industrial production in Brazil rose 0.5% in July, compared to June, reports the government statistical bureau (IBGE). That was the fifth consecutive month of growth for the sector. The IBGE monthly survey of the industrial sector showed that July growth was up 9.6%, compared to July 2003, with growth
Agência Brasil São Paulo – The Brazilian auto industry had its best month of the year in August with production reaching 198,058 units. That is the most ever produced in August. It is 5% more than in July, and 47% more than in August 2003. For the year (January to August), total production reached 1,424,900
The cosmetics factory is about to settle the first sales contract to the United Arab Emirates. The opening of the Middle Eastern market is the result of participation in a cosmetics fair held in Dubai at the end of April. Niasi is based in Taboão da Serra, in the state of São Paulo, and manufactures one million products a year, such as nail varnish, hair colourings, shampoo, hair conditioner and deodorant.
From the Newsroom São Paulo – The Research Support Institution of the Distrito Federal launched a US$ 2.7 million program today (3) in order to cover the research costs for the development of innovative products, processes and services. The federal government and the Distrito Federal, state in midwestern Brazil where country capital Brasília is located, will finance this
The region presented the greatest growth among Brazilian product destinations in the month of August. The country had revenues 95% greater with shipping to the Middle East than in comparison to the same month last year. Brazil had revenues of US$ 9 billion with export in the period, a 35% growth other the month of August in 2003. This shows that the country is managing to sustain the export growth despite an improvement in domestic demand.
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Petrobras (Brazil Petroleum S.A.) informed the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) that it discovered oil and gas in five wells in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, in northeastern Brazil. The total reserves are on the order of 76 million barrels of light crude, of excellent quality. The future deep-water production area was
