Brazil

• Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula hosts Bush and says Doha round agreement “is close”

  

  Brazil and United States will attempt to advance the Doha global trade talks during US president George Bush's official two day visit to Brazil which begins today Thursday.

• Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Huge security and protests for Bush in Sao Paulo

  United States president George Bush arrived late Thursday to Sao Paulo for a 24 hours visit to Brazil, --the first leg of his Latinamerican trip--, amidst serious street protests with eight people injured and scores arrested.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil on course to a more flexible monetary policy

  

  Brazil's Central Bank on Wednesday cut the basic reference interest rate Selic by 25 points to 12.75%, in line with market expectations and government promises of a more flexible monetary policy

• Tuesday, March 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Petrobras and Japan sign bio-fuels memorandum

  

  Brazil's government managed oil company Petrobras and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation signed Monday in Rio do Janeiro a memorandum of understanding on bio-fuels announced Monday, Petrobras.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Only trade and biofuels in the Lula da Silva/Bush agenda

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Monday that during his meeting next Friday with United States President George W. Bush he does not intend to talk about Venezuela, but about trade and biofuels.

• Sunday, March 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula da Silva/Bush expected to sign biofuels agreement

  The world's two top ethanol producers, United States and Brazil, announced the creation of an international forum to help turn biofuels into a globally traded commodity, just days before the two countries are expected to sign a separate agreement promoting the industry across the Western Hemisphere.

• Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil grows 2.9%; reserves reach record 100 billion

  

  Brazil's economy expanded 2.9% last year compared to 2.35% in 2005 according to the latest official release on Wednesday. In the fourth quarter GDP increased 1.1% over the third quarter and 3.8% over the same period in 2005, reported the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.

• Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Bush's visit: Brazil proclaims itself South America's speaker

  

  Brazil would like to see the current relation with United States become something positive for South America and expects that Washington's renewed interest in the hemisphere is based on cooperation and not in the old “intervention” style, said Friday Brazilian Foreign Affairs minister Celso Amorim.

• Tuesday, February 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  U.S., Brazil should lead bio-fuel plan

  

  Our hemisphere has major oil exporters, such as Canada, Mexico and Venezuela; and oil importers, such as the United States, Chile, Uruguay and nearly all the smaller countries in Central America and the Caribbean.

• Tuesday, February 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Repsol looking for another shareholder for the YPF branch

  

  Repsol YPF chairman Antoni Brufau on announcing Tuesday the discovery in Libya of its largest ever oil field and lower profits in 2006, admitted that the company was looking for another shareholder for its Argentine branch YPF.