Through its new industrial policy, the government aims to halve the negative result of the Brazilian trade balance for manufactured goods over a four-year span.
Science and Technology Ministry and National Confederation of Industries (CNI) signed memorandum of intentions this Wednesday to establish a company for fostering industrial technological innovation.
Economists state that the country is getting ready to face a probable reduction in economic activity, but reflexes may be felt in commodity exports.
The demand for high value-added products in the region was one of the themes of a seminar held this Tuesday in Florianópolis to mark the launch of a mission to the Emirates organized by the Fiesc.
This is one of the industrial policy targets launched on Tuesday by the Federal Government. It forecasts fiscal incentives for industry, reduction of tax burden on exports and support to innovation.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has shipped to the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, 19 pieces found in the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. The return is part of an agreement signed last year.
Oil extraction reached 2.13 million barrels per day in June. Natural gas extraction reached 67.3 million cubic metres.
The Dubai airline signed a partnership agreement with the Spanish team for five years.
The organisation headquartered in Davos is going to promote a meeting in the United Arab Emirates in October to discuss a ‘Global Agenda’. Among the themes are food safety and financial stability.
Event promoted by Arab Brazilian Chamber and the Export Promotion Agency at the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina will be broadcast via teleconference to all Brazilian states.
The Brazilian balance of trade recorded a surplus of US$ 3.1 billion in July, as against US$ 1.3 billion in the same month of 2010.
The Arab country has an expressive textile industry and has been expanding sales to Brazil. In the sector, one of the highlights is the production of jeans, supplying European retail chains.
Students at Usek, the Lebanese university, arrived in the country last week for exchange at UFPR, of Paraná. Heads at the organisation were also in Brazil to work on ties.
Sugar Shoes, a company specialized in vulcanized sports shoes, exports kid’s shoes to Saudi Arabia. The contract forecasts the shipment of 20,000 pairs of shoes a year.
