The deficit in the first four working days of September was US$ 1.1 billion, against US$ 4.43 billion in the first four working days of September 2008. Year to date, the balance is US$ 5.78 billion.
The stamp of the Federal Inspection Service (SIF) is featured on food products that circulate in Brazil and in over 180 countries, and guarantees product quality and origin.
The institution established a partnership with the Ministry of Health, through which it will train 860 public health workers from 13 states in Brazil.
The commercial consul of Egypt, Mahmoud Mazhar, who is in Minas Gerais, presented the Arab country as a tourist destination, attractive to investment and with ease for foreign trade.
A study by the Global Investment House, from Kuwait, shows that the Saudi real estate sector should grow 5% to 7% a year to 2012. The country needs 1.5 million housing units.
In response to the Brazilian government’s announcement of a negotiation with France for purchasing 36 Rafale aircraft, the US government notified that its Congress has passed the technology transfer.
The two decisions, taken by the Foreign Trade Board, were published in the Federal Official Gazette today.
Once a month, the organisation is going to promote event ‘Learn about the Arab Market’, aimed at small and medium businesses intending to export. The first is on Thursday.
The director of Interworld Foods, Abdul Rahima, is visiting Fruit & Log, a fruit and vegetable fair held in the city of São Paulo. He wants to gain better knowledge of Brazilian grape production.
Brasília – The Brazilian trade surplus from January until last week totalled US$ 20.448 million, growth of 18.7% over the same period last year (US$ 17.223 billion), according to figures supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade and disclosed today (8th) in the Brazilian capital, Brasília. In the first week of
Brazilian farmers produced 134.8 million tonnes of grain. The result is second only to the previous crop, when 144.1 million tonnes were harvested.
The country is now the 56th in a group of 133 economies. Progress in the indicators of macroeconomic stability and financial market sophistication were the main contributing factors.
Among the 18 international buyers to participate in the Febrava business roundtables is a company from the Emirates that is interested in importing air conditioners and cooling systems.
Brazilian exports of ceramic tiles to the Emirates totalled US$ 4.3 million in 2008. According to a study by the Anfacer, there has been significant growth in sales to the Middle East since 2000.
