Tag: export

• Tuesday, December 21st 2010 - 19:34 UTC

  Brazilian exports set to increase 12% in 2011 reaching 220 billion US dollars

  

  Following the 30% expansion in 2010, Brazilian exports are forecasted to grow 12%, in 2011 according to Foreign Trade Secretary Weber Barral. He added that in 2010 the recovery was quite strong compared to the downturn of 2009, but in 2011 global trade growth rate is expected to slow down.

• Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 00:16 UTC

  Brazilian “competitive devaluation” risk for Uruguay’s exports

  

  A leading Uruguayan economist warned Wednesday about the risks of being highly dependent on Brazil for foreign trade, particularly since the Uruguayan economy could “be trapped in a competitive edge island”.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2010 - 01:21 UTC

  Uruguay’s exports in seven months increase 23% and reach 3.9 billion USD

  

  Uruguayan exports increased 22.78% during the first seven months of 2010 compared to the same period a year ago, according to Uruguay’s Union of Exporters. Sales totalled 3.9 billion US dollars while in the seven months of 2009, they reached 3.2 billion USD.

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:40 UTC

  Mercosur member Paraguay among the world’s tope eight beef exporters

  

  Mercosur full member Paraguay is now between the world’s eight top exporters of beef, with prospects of increasing that position as meat quality increases boosted by improved breeding and better sanitary conditions.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:27 UTC

  Colombian sales to Venezuela plummet 70%, but record year for overall exports

  

  Colombian exports to Venezuela totalled 652 million US dollars between January and May 2010, showing a 71.4% fall compared with the first five months of 2009, reports Colombia's Department of Statistics (DANE).

• Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:21 UTC

  Brazil’s automobile production in first half soars 19.1% over a year ago

  

  Brazil’s automobile production increased 19.1% in the first half of the year compared to the same period a year ago and exports soared 62.3% according to the Brazilian automakers association Anfavea.

• Friday, July 2nd 2010 - 03:47 UTC

  Consumer goods imports make Brazil’s trade surplus fall 44% in first half of 2010

  

  Brazil’s trade surplus fell 44% in the first half of 2010 from the same period a year ago as domestic growth boosted imports of consumer goods and exports missed estimates, the Trade Ministry said.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 05:57 UTC

  Six decades since splitting China and Taiwan sign milestone trade pact

  

  China and Taiwan have signed a historic trade pact, seen as the most significant agreement since civil war split the two governments 60 years ago. The Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement (ECFA) removes tariffs on hundreds of products. It could boost bilateral trade that already totals 110 billion US dollars a year.

• Friday, June 25th 2010 - 21:59 UTC

  In seven years Asia became Chile’s main trade partner: absorbs 48% of exports

  

  Between January and May of 2010, Chile shipped approximately 12.7 billion US dollars in commodities to Asia; in this five-month span, 83% of Asia-bound exports were sent to China, Japan, and South Korea.

• Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 21:07 UTC

  Argentine farmers furious with government’s handling of relations with China

  

  Argentine Small Farmers Association (FAA) leader Eduardo Buzzi charged against the government over China's decision of suspending all Argentine soybean oil imports which is considered by many as retaliation to some restrictions that the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration imposed on Chinese products.