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Brazil’s Embraer delivers 181 jet aircraft in 2018

12 February 2019
Brazilian aeronautical company Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica (Embraer) delivered 181 jet aircraft in 2018, 90 of which for the commercial aviation segment and the remaining 91 for the business aviation segment, the company said in a statement released on Monday.

Construction of hydroelectric facility in Laúca, Angola, completed this year

11 February 2019
The last two turbines of the Laúca hydroelectric project, with a capacity of 333 megawatts of power each, are due to go into operation by the end of the year, engineer Yamba Ambrósio of Odebrecht Angola, a subsidiary of the Brazilian group Odebrecht, announced on Saturday.

Getúlio Vargas Foundation studies China-Brazil relationship

8 February 2019
Studies and analyses about China and its relationship with Brazil are the basis of a recent scientific and academic cooperation agreement between the Brazil-China Studies Centre of the Rio de Janeiro Law School of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and the Brazil-China Business Council, the Brazilian press has reported.

Brazilian agency to support Macau IPIM to open office in Brazil

1 February 2019
Brazil's export and investment promotion agency Apex-Brasil will provide all the necessary support for the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) to set up a representative office in Brazil, said Ambassador Mario Vilalva.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries increases 25% in 2018 to US$147.354 billion

31 January 2019
The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries reached US$147.354 billion in 2018, an increase of 25.31% year-on-year, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

Brazil makes US$5.1 billion from coffee exports in 2018

31 January 2019
Brazil exported 35.2 million 60-kilogramme bags of green, soluble, roasted and ground coffee in 2018, an increase of 13.9% over the amount exported in 2017, said the chairman of the Coffee Exporters Council of Brazil (Cecafé).

Angolan bioenergy company plans to produce 100,000 tonnes of sugar in 2019

30 January 2019
Angolan bioenergy company Biocom expects to reach production of 100,000 tonnes of sugar this year, an increase of 37% compared with the 73,000 tonnes produced in 2018, said the deputy director general of company.

China interested in taking part in Brazil’s privatisation programme

24 January 2019
The Chinese government is willing to motivate domestic companies to take part in privatisation and partnership programmes to carry out investments that may be proposed by the Brazilian government, the Chinese ambassador to Brazil said on Tuesday.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries exceeds US$134 billion from January to November 2018

23 January 2019
The value of trade between China and the eight Portuguese-speaking countries totalled US$134.981 billion in the January-November 2018 period, a year-on-year increase of 25.27%, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

China and Brazil resolve commercial dispute over chicken meat

22 January 2019
China's Ministry of Commerce has accepted a proposal from Brazilian poultry exporters to end a dispute over dumping, a lawyer at MPA Trade Law told Reuters on Monday.

Brazil wants to diversify exports to China

21 January 2019
Brazil wants to diversify its exports and reach a greater number of bilateral partnerships, particularly with China, the country's largest trading partner, the new economy minister said in Brasilia at an audience with the Chinese ambassador.

China’s General Nuclear Power Corporation buys solar and wind power assets in Brazil

17 January 2019
The China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) group has bought all the existing solar and wind power assets of Italy's Enel group in Brazil, the group said in a statement released on Wednesday in Rome.

Chinese group Foton Motor to build truck factory in Brazil

14 January 2019
Chinese group Foton Motor intends to expand its presence in Brazil with the possible construction of a factory, according to a statement released by Foton Aumark do Brasil, a 100% Brazilian company and official importer of Foton trucks.

Chinese business investment in Brazil falls by 75% in 2018

11 January 2019
The investment made by Chinese companies in Brazil in 2018 fell by 75.5% to US$2.761 billion, the Brazilian Ministry of Planning, Development and Management said in Brasilia.

AICEP Portugal Global appoints new delegate to Macau

10 January 2019
AICEP Portugal Global has named Maria Carolina Lousinha as the new delegate in Macau, an AICEP source told Macauhub in Lisbon.

Europe and Latin America linked by new submarine cable that passes by Cabo Verde

10 January 2019
EllaLink Ireland and Alcatel Submarine Networks have begun construction of the EllaLink submarine cable system, which will link Europe to Latin America, according to a joint statement released in Dublin and Paris.

China is the largest importer of five of the top 10 products exported by Brazil in 2018

9 January 2019
China was the largest importer of five of the top 10 products exported by Brazil in 2018, according to data released in Brasilia by the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services.

More demand from China increases soy exports from Brazil

4 January 2019
In 2018, Brazil exported a record 83.8 million tonnes of soybeans, an increase of 23.1% when compared to 2017, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Commerce Exterior said on Wednesday.

China consolidates position as Brazil’s main trading partner in 2018

3 January 2019
China was the main export destination for products from Brazil in 2018, consolidating its position as the country's largest trading partner, according to data released in Brasilia by the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services.

Brazil expects to export more beef to China in 2019

2 January 2019
China is expected to have imported about 44% of all beef exported by Brazil in 2018, the Brazilian Association of Meat Exporters (ABIEC) announced.
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