According to the governor of the state, Paulo Hartung, production should rise from the current 8 million cubic metres to up to 16 million over the next few years.
Bilateral trade reached US$ 8.3 billion in the first half of the year, as a result of US$ 5 billion in exports from Brazil, and US$ 3.3 billion in imports.
According to the minister of Economy and Finance, Salaheddine Mezouar, the country should grow by 4% due to agricultural performance. The government is implementing a set of stimulus measures.
Engineer Paulo Metri estimates that Brazilian pre-salt layer oil earnings should reach US$ 10 trillion, aside from the expected impact in fields directly or indirectly linked to the industry.
The commercial launching the campaign for the new Sony Cyber-shot camera was filmed at the Coliseum in Rome, Italy, and at the pyramids of Egypt, in Cairo. The team in charge of the ad is from Brazil.
The Brazilian president wants negotiations to move forward during his last period in the rotating presidency of the South American bloc, in the second half.
The footwear company based in Minas Gerais has begun exporting its products to Portugal and wants to expand its operations abroad. Arab countries are among the enterprise’s targets.
Fishtronaut, a success on Discovery Kids Latin America, was sold by TV PinGuim animation studios to Qatari and Emirati channels. The series will start being aired in the second half of the year.
The Brazilian government allocated US$ 500,000 to United Nations programmes. The funds will be used for building schools and providing school meals.
New flights and routes may be operated between Brazil and seven Arab countries. Presently, only companies based in the Emirates and Qatar offer flights from the Brazilian territory.
The Brazilian Marcos Paquetá will run the country’s national team. His mission is to qualify the team for the 2012 African Cup and the FIFA World Cup 2014. He has vast experience in Arab teams.
The Rio Grande do Sul-based company sold 6,000 pairs of sandals to an Arab client. There are perspectives of exporting 10,000 more pairs next year. The company is negotiating with other importers.
The high-speed rail is going to connect Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Campinas. The auction will be held at the Mercantile and Futures Exchange, in the capital of the state of São Paulo.
A survey by the Brazilian Statistics Institute shows that retail sales grew 10.2% in May, compared with the same period of last year, the highlights being household appliances and TV sets.
