Emerging biotechnology and nanotechnology companies will receive investment from the institution by means of a new venture capital fund. The sectors have been chosen in order to promote innovation.
Anti-crisis measures adopted by the country have placed it ahead of its Latin American counterparts with regard to the resumption of economic growth, according to the Fund’s upcoming report.
Financial market analysts have expanded their forecasts for growth of the Brazilian economy, which four weeks ago reached 4%. For this year, they still expect stability.
Factories in the Juruaia lingerie production hub made contact with an importer from the Emirates, at a fair in France, last year, and are now negotiating sales to the Arab market.
Both countries are among the five nations that import higher value-added shoes from Brazil. The average price of shoes bought by Oman was US$ 75.93 in August. To Qatar, the price was US$ 64.96.
According to the president of Petrobras, José Sergio Gabrielli, it will be difficult to transport equipment and personnel to offshore platforms. The company, however, is already looking at solutions.
The 26th International Population Conference starts today in Marrakech. It should include the general Evaluation and Monitoring coordinator at the Ministry of Social Development, Júnia Quiroga.
The Institute of Arab Culture is accepting enrolments for the second edition of its course Panorama of Arab Culture. With new approaches, the organization expects 80 people to attend.
The statement was made today by the Chief of Staff, Dilma Roussef, in São Paulo. In an interview to foreign correspondents, she also claimed that Brazil is going to be a ‘power of the 21st century.’
The statement was made Friday by the Chief of Staff, Dilma Roussef, in São Paulo. In an interview to foreign correspondents, she also claimed that Brazil is going to be a ‘power of the 21st century.’
The exhibition, SemiáridoShow, should go from October 5th to 8th, in the city of Petrolina, in Pernambuco state. Products, services and technologies for agriculture in the semi-arid should be shown.
Importers of food who participated in meetings with Brazilian producers, in São Paulo, praised national products and believe they will close deals in the near future.
Ministers from the two regions met this week in New York, on the sidelines of the 64th General Assembly of the United Nations.
FertBrasil, a network formed by Embrapa, institutes and companies aiming at reducing the Brazilian dependence on imports should start operating in 2010. The goal is to develop new technologies.

