Professionals from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul have already designed products for brands in Argentina and Spain. This interest is motivating the opening of a series of courses turned to the sector, as most of the designers who operate on the market are either self-taught or, at the most, technicians in shoe production. Creativity is what favours the Brazilians.
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Import totalled US$ 34.9 billion up to the first week of August, and the trade balance surplus has already reached US$ 19.5 billion.
Shipping generated US$ 3.75 billion in the month, and the trade balance surplus for Brazil was US$ 3.36 billion. The accumulated result for the year totals export of US$ 22.25 billion.
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Brazilian industrial sector grew 16.8% in the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest survey by the National Industrial Confederation (CNI). Growth in the last 12 months has been 27.7%. The growth has been in all economic segments and nationwide. "We
Agência Brasil Recife – The Industrial Port Complex of Suape, in the state of Pernambuco, is going to receive investments totalling US$167 million (R$500 million) for the installation of a shipyard where ships and petroleum platforms will be built. The shipyard is scheduled to begin operating within two years. It will create 5,000 direct jobs
Agência Brasil Rio – Production of iron ore at the Brazilian Vale do Rio Doce Company (CVRD) reached 51,516,000 tons in the second quarter, an increase of 9.3% over the same period in 2003, and 10.7% over the first quarter of this year. According to CVRD spokesmen, it was a quarterly production record, which is
Good sector performance is connected to technology and design, stimulating international sales growth. In 2003, export rose 33% over the 2002 result. With packages developed especially for the Arab market, sales by Brazilian biscuit factory Marilan rose 1.000% in six months.
Shipping generated US$ 2.2 billion from January to July, which corresponds to 80% of what Brazil sold to the region in the whole of 2003. Import in turn totalled US$ 2.097 billion, 42% more than in the same period last year. To Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce president Paulo Atallah, bilateral trade should exceed US$ 7 billion up to December.
The Brazilian aircraft maker is going to supply aeroplanes in its ERJ 145 platform to be adapted to US intelligence, vigilance, and reconnaissance. The aircraft will be used by the US Army and Navy. Embraer is one of the participants in the winning consortium, which is lead by US company Lockheed Martin.
From the Newsroom São Paulo – The National Confederation of Industries (CNI) of Brazil has changed its forecast for industrial growth in 2004 for the third time. At the beginning of the year, the forecast was 4.5%, it then rose to 5% in June, and yesterday (02) organization president Armando Monteiro Neto announced a new
Agência Brasil Rio – The coordinator of Economic Analysis at the Brazilian Institute of Economy (IBRE) of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Salomão Quadros, says he does not expect the oscillations in international petroleum prices to have an effect on Brazilian inflation any time in the near future. Yesterday (02) petroleum prices reached US$44 a
Among the main destinations for both regions are Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco. The Foreign Trade secretariat also pointed out the increase in sales to alternative destinations like Libya, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, and Mauritania.
