Rio de Janeiro – Petrobras and Vale signed today (25) a memorandum of understanding for a partnership in exploration and production of gas and oil in three blocks in Espírito Santo Basin, located on the coast of Espirito Santo and part of concession BM-ES-22. The document establishes the bases for exploration of the fields and
Brasília – The National Confederation of Industries (CNI) announced today (25th) that it projects a 0.4% reduction in the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year. Despite the negative projection for 2009 as a whole, the organisation expects the economy to grow in the second quarter. CNI forecasts, however, that the industry will continue to
The estimate for 2013 is by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Digital segments should grow much more than the sector as a whole. In Brazil, the activity should have a turnover of US$ 32.9 billion.
Ambassador Antonio Pedro should be inaugurated at the embassy in Khartoum in July. He aims to place Brazilian social projects in agriculture at the disposal of Sudan and to boost cooperation.
According to a survey commissioned by the Export Promotion Agency (Apex), establishing partnerships in the Arab countries is the best way of exporting clothing, cosmetics, shoes and jewellery.
After participating in the African Union Summit, next week, in Libya, the president wants to ‘multiply the scale’ of initiatives of Brazil with the countries on the continent.
Brasília – The sum of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil was positive by US$ 380 million from the 1st to the 19th this month. The figures were disclosed today (24th) by the Central Bank of Brazil. Commercial transactions (exports, imports and financing for foreign trade) ran a surplus of US$ 1.007 billion. The flow
Brasília – Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Brazilian productive sector totalled US$ 2.483 billion last month, the highest result ever recorded by the Central Bank of Brazil (BC) in the month of May since 1947. In June this year, however, the BC is expecting a lower inflow of this type of investment. The projection
The volume of cargo loaded and unloaded in the port in Rio Grande do Sul was 3.14 million tonnes, an increase of 23% over the same period last year. It was the second highest monthly figure.
Foreign sales decreased 9.5% from January to May in comparison with the same period of last year. Nevertheless, a trade surplus of US$ 3.38 billion was recorded.
German companies plan to produce solar energy in the North African desert and to transport it from there to Europe. Next month they should sign an agreement in Munich.
In the first five months of the year, the company obtained US$ 31 billion in credit in Brazil and abroad, the highest collection in history. Petrobras has been approaching Arab investors.
The capital markets of Brazil have been generating great interest among investors from other developing countries, as well as having returned to receiving expressive volumes of foreign funds.
Scenes of Globo TV network’s next soap opera, "Viver a Vida," were shot in the cities of Petra, Amman, Jerash, and in the desert of Wadi Rum, featuring Thiago Lacerda and Taís Araújo.
