Brazil
Brazil mobile phone imports up 163% in July
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian mobile phone imports in July amounted to USD 37 million (USD 35 million from China), compared to USD...
Australia, Brazil see share of Chinese iron ore imports drop
CANBERRA: The share of Chinese iron ore imports held by Australia and Brazil has fallen to its lowest level in...
Brazil’s economy expands in June as confidence supports rebound
BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s economy expanded in line with expectations in June, as improving business and consumer confidence drives an incipient recovery...
Brazilian imports from Arab states hit $2.6bn in H1
BRASÍLIA: The Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) has revealed that Brazilian imports from the Arab World amounted to a total...
Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture pushes for GMO corn imports
BRASÍLIA: A lower-than-anticipated domestic corn supply is pushing prices up, putting pressure on Brazil’s pork and poultry sectors, and forcing...
Brazil’s ferrous scrap exports down 66% in July
BRASÍLIA: Brazil's ferrous scrap exports totaled 15,181 mt in July, a decrease of 66% from 44,207 mt shipped in the...
July Brazilian coke imports plummet 98.4% YOY to 2,524 mt
BRASÍLIA: Brazil drastically reduced its imports of coke to 2,524 mt in July from 163,578 mt in the year ago-month,...
Brazil now China’s biggest source of beef imports
BRASÍLIA: Limited domestic output and rising per-capita incomes are pushing beef-hungry China to import the high-protein, low-fat meat in increasing...
Raw sugar rallies to 3-1/2-week high, cocoa extends gains
BRASÍLIA: Raw sugar futures on ICE rallied more than 3 percent on a late-day buying spree for the second straight...
Brazil’s grain exports to fall by half in August
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian soybean, meal and corn exports are expected to fall to half the level seen last year in August,...
Brazil ready to go to WTO if US imposes AD duties on cold-rolled steel
BRASÍLIA: If there is a final decision by the US International Trade Commission to apply antidumping and countervailing duties against...
Brazil grain exports to fall by half in August
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian soybean, meal and corn exports are expected to fall to half the level seen last year in August,...
Brazil’s trade surplus widens in July
BRASILIA: Brazil's trade surplus widened in July to $4.58 billion as imports fell more than exports, the country's trade ministry...
Air cargo industry in Brazil gears up for Olympic challenge
BRASÍLIA: “Rio is ready to welcome the world,” proclaims the official website of the upcoming Rio Olympics 2016. With the...
Brazil unemployment rises to 11.3%
BRASÍLIA: Brazil's unemployment rate rose to 11.3 per cent in the second quarter, official data said Friday, as a drawn-out...
Brazil loads propylene export cargo, likely heading for Europe or Caribbean
BRASÍLIA: A propylene cargo is to load in Brazil early August for possible export to Europe or the Caribbean, a...
Brazil’s Usiminas posts smaller than expected Q2 loss
BRASÍLIA: Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais SA, Brazil's largest listed producer of flat steel, posted on Thursday a smaller-than-expected net...
Brazil keen to extend cooperation in renewable energy to Pakistan
BRASÍLIA: Brazil has expressed interest to extend cooperation to Pakistan in renewable energy, said Claudio Raja Gabaglia Lins, ambassador of...
Brazil offers cooperation in renewable energy sector
BRASÍLIA: Brazil is ready to extend cooperation to Pakistan in the renewable energy sector, Diplomat Claudio Lins has told the...
Brazil’s economic gloom shows signs of lightening
SÃO PAULO: As the world starts to focus on the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, economists here say they...
