The Brazilian minister of Finance, Guido Mantega, said on this Wednesday that the country’s economy is running strong, the minimum wage had real growth, and social inequalities have decreased.

The superintendant at Cocamar, from Paraná, one of the main agricultural cooperatives in Brazil, says that the sector works well in foreign trade, but needs to learn to export more efficiently.

Lecture ‘Foreign trade with the Arab world’ is due Wednesday. Approximately 200 businessmen from the state of Pernambuco should attend the meeting, which will be held at the Fecomércio head office.