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New Executive Secretary of the CPLP takes office on Saturday

14 December 2018

The new executive secretary of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), Portugal's Francisco Ribeiro Telles, is due to take office on Saturday in Lisbon, according to an official announcement.

China is the main destination for Brazil’s beef exports

12 December 2018

China will be the main destination of Brazil's beef exports this year, with the acquisition of 44% of the total, the Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries (ABIEC) predicted on Tuesday.

Chinese companies invest US$55 billion in Brazil over 10 years

11 December 2018

Investments made by Chinese companies in Brazil over the last 10 years amounted to US$55 billion, according to a survey conducted by the Brazil-China Business Council (CEBC).

Brazil expected to see record soy export year in 2018

4 December 2018

Brazil is set to end 2018 with a record 82.5 million tonnes in soy exports, up from 68 million tonnes in 2017, the National Association of Grain Exporters (ANEC) announced on Monday.

Brazilian group Minerva to supply beef to Chinese companies

27 November 2018

Brazilian group Minerva has signed memorandums of understanding with the Alibaba group and five other Chinese customers to provide frozen beef over a five-year period, a senior panel said in a statement to Reuters.

Mindelo hosts the 23rd edition of the Cabo Verde International Fair in 2019

20 November 2018

The city of Mindelo, on São Vicente Island, will host the 23rd edition of the Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) International Fair (FIC 2019), which will take place from 13 to 17 November, the President of FIC recently announced in Praia.

Angola’s Biocom ends 2018 campaign with production of 73,000 tons of sugar

16 November 2018

Companhia de Bioenergia de Angola (Biocom) ended its 2018 campaign on Thursday with production of 73,000 tons of sugar, an increase of 21% year-on-year, the company's sales director said.

Cabo Verde wants to achieve full mobility in the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

15 November 2018

Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) "will do everything" it can to ensure that the full mobility of citizens within the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) space is guaranteed "as soon as possible," said the Cape Verdean President.

New Executive Secretary of the CPLP takes office on 15 December

15 November 2018

Portuguese ambassador Francisco Ribeiro Teles takes office on 15 December as the new executive secretary of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), said on Wednesday the Cape Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communities.

CPLP entrepreneurs call for free movement within the community of countries

14 November 2018

The Business Confederation of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CE-CPLP) hopes that during the Cape Verdean presidency of the organszation the issue of mobility will be overcome, said Jorge Spencer Lima, the outgoing vice president.

Cabo Verde International Fair 2018 opens with 130 companies

12 November 2018

The 22nd edition of the Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) International Fair (FIC), which starts on Wednesday, 14 November in Praia, will have a total of 220 stands of 130 companies from Cabo Verde, Portugal, Spain and Brazil, according to the event's organisers.

China is the main market for pork from Santa Catarina, Brazil

9 November 2018

China has become the main market for pork produced in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, absorbing more than a third of the product's exports, the Brazilian press reported.

Vale Moçambique plans to produce 20 million tons of coal annually by 2021

9 November 2018

Vale Moçambique intends to achieve production of 20 million tons of coal annually by 2021, the financial director of Brazilian group Vale said on Thursday in Maputo.

Brazil’s JBS contracts meat sales with subsidiary of Chinese group Alibaba

8 November 2018

The JBS group has signed an agreement with Win Chain, a subsidiary of Chinese group Alibaba, to provide meat worth US$1.5 billion over the next three years, the group said in a market statement.

China needs 1,390 new aircraft with up to 150 seats in the next 20 years

7 November 2018

China's commercial aviation market will require 1,390 new jet aircraft with up to 150 seats in the next 20 years, Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer said on Tuesday in Zhuhai.

Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer presents new E190-E2 “Shark” in China

1 November 2018

Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer on Thursday began a tour of China presenting its new E190-E2 "Shark" aircraft, the company said in a statement.

Brazilian group Vale lowers forecast for coal production in Mozambique

1 November 2018

Vale's coal production in Mozambique has been revised down from 15 million to 12 million tonnes this year, according to the Brazilian group's production and sales report for the third quarter of 2018.

Portuguese-speaking countries hold talks on tourism in Macau

29 October 2018

More than thirty people on Friday concluded their participation in a colloquium on tourism management, conventions and exhibitions for Portuguese-speaking countries, according to Forum Macau.

Mozambique increases drug production with support from Brazil

26 October 2018

A partnership between Brazil and Mozambique will allow Sociedade Moçambicana de Medicamentos (SMM) to double its production of medicines from 2019, the Brazilian federal government said in a statement.

Announced investment by Chinese companies in Brazil in July/August totals US$78.3 million

25 October 2018

Two investment projects by Chinese companies in Brazil were confirmed in July/August, while two others were announced, according to a ministerial source in Brasilia.

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