The income of the Petrobras subsidiary in the first half of the year was 1.4% lower than in the same period last year. The organisation sold 20 billion litres of fuel.
The sector should present slight growth this year, according to a report on the infrastructure area in the country. The Arab Chamber should participate in two fairs in the Gulf up to late 2009.
The country exported the equivalent of US$ 3.19 billion in exports and imported US$ 2.51 billion in the second week of the month. So far this year, the country is running a US$ 18.5 billion surplus.
Sândalo, of male shoes, is already present in 49 countries, among them Lebanon, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. To expand sales to the region, the company seeks a local agent.
The figure for the first half is 83% lower than the net profit posted by the bank in the same period last year. The reduction was mainly due to lower results in share ownership.
The country was named best destination for adventurers and radical sports fans in 2009 by the National Geographic Adventure magazine. In September, Brazil will host an international industry meeting.
The result represents a reduction of 20% when compared to the first six months of last year, when profits totalled US$ 9.3 billion.
In July, the Brazilian market demand totalled 10,599 units, growth of 14.54% compared with June. The sector’s performance improved for the second month in a row.
The hospital from São Paulo should promote an advanced course on breast cancer in the states of Sergipe and Alagoas. The program is turned to doctors in the Unified Healthcare System.
International business roundtables to take place during the furniture fair in São Paulo should bring together 32 importers from 20 countries, among them the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Sudan.
So said yesterday the director of the Applied Economic Research Institute. According to him, the unemployment rate, number of hired workers and industrial output data point to the country’s recovery.
A second-quarter survey conducted by consultancy firm Nielsen lists Brazil in the fourth position and the Emirates in the seventh among the most optimistic economies. Confidence increased in both.
The brand, which is based in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and has been exporting rice to Lebanon and Palestine since 2004, also begun selling to Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Algeria this year.
Two great fairs, in the wholesale and packaging sector, should bring together over 40,000 people in the capital of Pernambuco in August, including Brazilian and foreign tourists.
