Brazil

• Tuesday, May 17th 2011 - 05:58 UTC

  Argentina/Brazil agree to attempt dialogue to overcome latest trade dispute

  

  Argentine Minister for Industry, Debora Giorgi will meet in coming hours with Brazilian Ambassador, Enio Cordeiro, to schedule a series of meetings to address trade disputes between the two neighbouring countries and main Mercosur associates.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2011 - 05:51 UTC

  China ready to increase trade and investments in Brazil but infrastructure lacking

  

  China moved to smooth economic relations with Brazil on Monday, saying it was open to more Brazilian exports and that Chinese firms will broaden their investments in the country.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2011 - 00:53 UTC

  South Korea and Brazilian lawmakers committed to expand links with Mercosur

  

  Parliamentary leaders of South Korea and Brazil agreed Monday in Seoul to put forth efforts to promote economic ties between the two nations in the framework of Mercosur, through closer interactions at the parliamentary level.

• Monday, May 16th 2011 - 15:51 UTC

  Brazil justifies import licences for the auto sector, and insists they are not targeted on Argentina

  

  Brazilian Development, Industry and Foreign Trade minister Fernando Pimentel justified trade barriers imposed last week on the import of cars, a measure which was strongly criticized by the Argentine government.

• Monday, May 16th 2011 - 03:14 UTC

  Brazil, India current account deficits leads to ‘inevitable’ crisis warns China

  

  China will be able to avoid a financial crisis that is due to hit other developing countries over the next five to 10 years a central bank adviser was quoted as saying on Saturday.

• Saturday, May 14th 2011 - 04:50 UTC

  Argentina/Brazil agree on a ‘constructive dialogue’ to overcome trade disputes

  

  Following a long day of open letters and press exchanges Argentina and Brazil finally agreed on the ground rules for the initiation of a ‘constructive dialogue’ to soften the trade dispute which erupted when Brazil imposed non automatic licences on imported cars, including from Mercosur’ main partner Argentina.

• Friday, May 13th 2011 - 14:47 UTC

  Capital inflow to Brazil during April falls dramatically

  

  Brazil’s tax increase on foreign loans and debt sales to shield itself from the global currency war helped reduce by 88% the number of dollars that entered the country in April.

• Friday, May 13th 2011 - 14:03 UTC

  Brazil tightens requirements for car imports: Argentina and Asia targeted

  

  Brazil is tightening requirements for imports of cars in a move that sparked complaints from Argentina, its biggest supplier of the product. Imports to Brazil will need a special license that can take as long as 60 days to be approved, the Trade Ministry said in an e-mailed statement.

• Friday, May 13th 2011 - 13:55 UTC

  Brazilian president still recovering from pneumonia cancels trip to Paraguay

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff cancelled on medical advice Sunday’s trip to Asunción where she was scheduled to participate in the bicentennial celebrations of Paraguay’s independence.

• Friday, May 13th 2011 - 04:49 UTC

  Brazil warns Argentina about restrictions to bilateral trade

  

  Brazil’s Commerce and Industry minister Fernando Pimentel called on the Argentine government to de-activate restrictions on Brazilian exports and revealed he had addressed a letter to his Argentine peer Debora Giorgi exposing restrictions on bilateral trade and demanding a reply this coming week end.