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UK Deputy PM arrives in Brazil to promote trade and investment
British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg arrives Tuesday in Brazil with a numerous delegation of business leaders, academics and sports figures to promote bilateral trade with Latin America’s largest economy. Read full article
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Jun 21st, 2011 - 07:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0Little mirrors as well to mesmerize the natives...
You're dying UK, you have nothing that we need.
Really Martin????
Jun 21st, 2011 - 08:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0The British companies that are doing particularly well in Brazil include:
•BG Group, which is the most important foreign partner of Petrobrás and has projected investments of over US$10bn in offshore oil exploitation;
•Wellstream, which is increasing production of flexible pipes for the offshore oil industry;
•Shell, with its long tradition of investment in Brazil;
•BP, which has been making major investments in biofuels;
•Diageo, the sellers of whisky and many other beverages;
•Cadbury, with its growing participation in the Brazilian confectionary industry;
•Rolls Royce, which is celebrating 50 years of activities in Brazil;
•Glaxo SmithKline, which has forged a groundbreaking partnership with Fiocruz to develop important vaccines;
•HSBC, with successful operations throughout Brazil;
•GKN, producing car components;
•Lloyds of London, which is now established in Rio de Janeiro and set to participate in the recently-liberalized Brazilian insurance markets.
Meanwhile, the Brazilian presence in the UK includes:
•Petrobras Europe, which has a long history in London;
•Banco do Brasil, also long-established in London;
•Banco Itaú-Unibanco and Bradesco, Brazil's two largest private banks;
•Marfrig and JBS, which are among the largest meat exporters in the world;
•Cutrale, the world's largest orange juice producer and exporter;
•Rede Globo, the most important TV network in Brazil;
•The Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES);
•BM&FBOVESPA - the São Paulo stock exchange
BNDES and BM&FBOVESPA reflect the buoyancy of the bilateral economic relations by having recently opened new offices in the City of London.
Care to clarify your petty outburst, or was it just an uneducated guess Martin??
@2A.J.Rimmer,
Jun 21st, 2011 - 09:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0Well presented, A.J. Don't mind Martin, he just can't help himself.
l'd vote him the head Argentine-plonker on here.
Hey ... Cameron needs him out of the way ... Brazil will do :-)
Jun 21st, 2011 - 10:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0Oh, now Martin talks for the Brazilians too. Not a surprise really, being such an arrogant Argentine. I bet he's not half as mouthy towards his US bosses...
Jun 21st, 2011 - 11:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0@ A.J.Rimmer
Jun 21st, 2011 - 12:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Cadbury was taken by Kraft food no British any more.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7027042/Kraft-buys-Cadbury-for-11.9bn-a-QandA.html
BG Group is on sale and selling all her assets especially in US and is planning to be taken over by bidders like Petrobras, Shell or Exxon among others. If not yet.
HSBC is a Hong Kong based bank with headquarter in London just required to buy Midland Bank in 1992 and in process to move to HK again.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7027042/Kraft-buys-Cadbury-for-11.9bn-a-QandA.html
More British companies are phantom ones and are something very hard to tell because more of them are just an address or offices like in Panama, Luxembourg, etc.
That is the way UK inflates its GDP and its living standards are like in the third world.
I thought to clarify your statements as you seem to be uneducated I guess Rimmer?
Quite right Dim, the UK's population is starving. Can't buy butter in the supermarkets and the electricty goes off without warning. Place is going to hell :-)
Jun 21st, 2011 - 01:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 07 Redhoy----- Quite right Dim, the UK's population is starving. Can't buy butter in the supermarkets and the electricty goes off without warning. Place is going to hell :-)
Jun 21st, 2011 - 01:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You have to forgive this plonker Dim Wit as he once visited the UK (so he says ) and saw all the poverty and all the millions living in shanty towns and polluted rivers that are poisoning those millions, then he woke up from that dream and saw that it was the millions living in shanty towns in Argentina and being poisoned and decided that a little bit of good propaganda would go down a treat on this site.
Yes Redhoyt its a toss up who is top plonker on this site Nic O Dim, Martin_Fierro, Marcos Alejandro, Filippo, and the clog man Fido.
their just jealous, AGAIN
Jun 21st, 2011 - 03:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0not much bullshit gets past their bloggers .
“HSBC is a Hong Kong based bank with headquarter in London just required to buy Midland Bank in 1992 and in process to move to HK again.”
Jun 21st, 2011 - 04:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nope.
Wow, Dim, nice, i wish i could spend all day researching every single little topic, but unlike you, I have a Job, and a busy hectic lifestyle which revolves around my family. Unfortuniately for myself, the source was slightly over a year old.
Jun 21st, 2011 - 05:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Lets be specific shall we.
British exports to Latin America and the Caribbean have more than doubled over the past year, according to official figures.
Trade figures released by HM Revenue and Customs showed that Scottish sales to the two regions totalled £324m in the first three months of this year.
Overall, the value of Scottish exports from April 2010 to April 2011 rose by 4.8% to £15.5bn.
Machinery and transport recorded the strongest export figures.
In the drink sector, overseas sales came to £898m in the first quarter of this year. That was a slight fall on the previous three months, but a big increase compared with the same period in 2010.
The European Union remained Scotland's biggest overseas market, followed by North America.
The HM Revenue and Customs figures showed the total value of UK exports over the past year rose by 17.6% to £273bn.
Now, how about just Brazil.
http://ukinbrazil.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?id=619284282&view=PressR
There is an extra £4 Billion worth of exports just to the one country.
My point is simple, you all say that Britian is dying, and we have nothing you need, well i beg to differ, and as you can see, trade between Britian and LatAm is soaring, so you can correct me on a few little points, but overall, my posts speak for themselves.
You really are thicker than the offspring of a village idiot and a TV weather girl aren't you Dim.
“trade between Britian and LatAm is soaring”
Jun 21st, 2011 - 07:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This is ridiculous. Britain exports more to Ireland than to the whole of Latin America. Admit it, the UK hardly produces anything nowadays, its capitalism model is based on financial speculation. Manufacturing is outsourced and I'm not even going to discuss what passes as agriculture in the UK.
As for the 4 billion pounds estimate, it is as of yet wishful thinking, I hope my country will not fulfill the UK's wishes to export its way out of recession at our expense.
So again you trade with no one,
Jun 21st, 2011 - 10:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Another case for Sherlock homes and Watson
[British of course lol
@A.J.Rimmer
Jun 22nd, 2011 - 04:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0No need to research all day when you know of what you are talking about.
The double of nothing is just nothing, Latam represents a GDP more than U$s 6 trillions just like the 10% of the world’s GDP.
UK trading to Latam just represents nothing your own Foreign Secretary William Hague openly had recognised that.
“UK exports to Latin America make up barely 1% of all international exports to the region.
We export over three times more to Ireland than we do to the whole of Latin America – a region of 576 million people and 20 sovereign republics.
Our trade with Brazil – a country of almost 200 million people - is less than half our trade with Denmark. Chile and Argentina are only our 43rd and 49th largest export markets respectively.
Germany now exports nearly four times as much to Latin America as we do. France and Italy have also left us behind in this respect over the last twenty years. Why is this so? “
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=Speech&id=149252682
Britain is dying because imports more of what she cans export having a huge deficit of U$s 150bn and having to fill the gap by borrowing more money.
Record £9.2bn trade deficit dents hope of export-driven recovery
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=Speech&id=149252682
Total UK debt domestic and external debt U$s11 trillions.
Do you need more proofs that UK economy is suffering from debt crisis and stagnation heading to stagninflation and then to deflation to end up in depression and complete collapse Greece’s style?
About your Scotland
“This is despite the fact that Scotland is running a surplus in its national accounts. That surplus goes to help plug the hole in the UK's finances whilst a further £1.3bn is being shaved from the Scottish budget to fill the same hole”
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=Speech&id=149252682
BTW was no pain no gain or not brain? Just wonder
“Admit it, the UK hardly produces anything nowadays”
Jun 22nd, 2011 - 06:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0Actually, about 20% of the UK's GDP is generated by manufacturing. Just be cause we don't build big ships and aircraft any more doesn't mean we don't produce things any more...
Hello,
Jun 22nd, 2011 - 02:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hello,
I come from UK Ltd.
UK? The ones that bombed Iraq and killed a lot of people there? And not even happy with that continued in Afghanistan? And now in Libya?
Are you going to shoot me before or when I place my order?
I take it you'd much rather be a “client” of Saddam Hussain Ltd or The Taleban Ltd?
Jun 22nd, 2011 - 03:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hello,
Jun 22nd, 2011 - 04:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I come from Argentina.
The ones that threw their own people out of planes,let their own starve ?tries to bully weaker countries
And if you are telling the truth, we will go under by Friday,
Jun 22nd, 2011 - 08:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And by sat, you will still be quoting crap,
I suppose you fools still think the world is going to end in 2012, ??
Oh! Poor Mohammeds
Jun 23rd, 2011 - 08:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0The third world catches them and they are not aware of.
And they have delirious of superpower and Empire. Ha ha ha ha
Have you got your Kebab today or the check from the DSS didn’t arrive on time?
Bloody services in the third world are not good at all, I hope your checks guys, will not be stolen and cashed by other called Mohammed with address in Karachi you will be starving for a week or so.
Things don’t look any good for you mates, why you don’t try to work? There is any work in Ukistan?
We can offer a meal every day, health coverage, a minimum wage of some devaluated pesos to clean toilettes here but and free accommodation in our luxury shantytowns here, you will not miss London at all. Trust me
@20NicoDin,
Jun 23rd, 2011 - 08:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0Did you ever consider a career in a travelling circus, Nicholas.
You'd be a hoot as the chief clown.
We can offer a meal every day,
Jun 23rd, 2011 - 12:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No you cant
In pictures: Starvation in Argentina
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2484061.stm
At least 10 indigenous children have died from malnutrition in north-west Argentina this year. I went to investigate how this could be happening in one of the world's
21 lsolde, Dim is chief clown, the Wicked Witch of the South appointed him and all the Brits on this site have endorsed that appointment, he is always good for a chuckle, first thing in the morning as I open my computer the first thing I look for is Dims words of wisdom it puts me in a good mood all day.
Jun 23rd, 2011 - 08:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Dim always seems to put his foot in it when he tries to knock the UK, we can with out hesitation come back with even worse clips of Argentina as 22 has just demonstrated. Are these these the Luxury shanty towns you are on about Dim
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070420/GAL-07Apr20-71786/index.html
www.andrewkaufman.net/argentina/24.html
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8103595.stm
Oh look Dim here is that river again, I missed telling everyone that over 4,000,000 people live in your luxury shanty towns on its banks, yes truly folks Argentina is a third world country
www.dailymotion.com/video/xijqfd_toxic-ricachuelo-river-sickens-argentine-shantytowns_news
You see Dim anything you can do I can do better. So keep it up Dim your good for a chuckle first thing in the morning.
@ Britishbulldog
Jun 24th, 2011 - 05:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0Are you joking Chiguagua?
Citing source from countries like US that are worse than as?
USA is full of poverty and shantytowns around big cities.
And UK is a big shantytown low quality construction and standards of living, drugs, crime everywhere.
Comparing with third world Ukistan everything seem Luxury.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR3FwTtBVjk UK big shantytown
USA Shantytowns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR3FwTtBVjk
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR3FwTtBVjk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR3FwTtBVjk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR3FwTtBVjk
Argentina, the land of talk talk,
Jun 24th, 2011 - 12:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What would the world do if she ever lost her voice ??
24 NicoDin----- Dim old chap seems you have not learned that lesson I just gave to you. So again I will show true poverty in action from a poverty struck nation, I will leave it up to you and everyone else to see what country it is, it wont be hard you might recornize where it is at a glance :))))))
Jun 24th, 2011 - 06:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0www.argentinaindependent.com/tag/shantytowns/
http://eth.sagepub.com/content/1/1/93.abstract
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn1BrOobG9w
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVIH-kYiAm0&NR=1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVIH-kYiAm0&NR=1
We are talking about poverty in Argentina and UK not in the USA.
And by your first clip it seems our poor people are richer than your middle class people :)))))))) in fact you numpty all your clip shows is how cosmopolitan we are in the UK.
@BritishChiguagua
Jun 25th, 2011 - 12:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0Ha ha ha
I don’t see much difference with the this may be they are coping your architecture who knows? Peruvians, Paraguayan and Bolivians seem to like the same architecture style like you Brits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TjpjYfsDIs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TjpjYfsDIs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TjpjYfsDIs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TjpjYfsDIs
I don’t think your middle class is better than the poor in villa 31 shantytown.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TjpjYfsDIs
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