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Rousseff keen for greater BRIC relations
Brazil's new president, Dilma Rousseff, is make forging greater ties with the world's other emerging a major part of her presidency. The country's first female president - who officially took office on January 1 - is thought to want to encourage growth and investment through lucrative relations with Russia, India, China and South Africa. Brazil's abundant natural resources have already created a close relationship with China, and the recent discovery of new oil fields is likely to make Roussef...
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Jan 13, 2011
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00:32
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Sustainable logging in Amazonas enabled through ...
The Brazilian state of Amazonas has used an extensive inventory of flood-prone parts of its forests as the basis for its new sustainable logging legislation for the floodplain forests. The state's leaders used the inventory - which was the result of extensive research by a team of German scientists - to pass the new law, which governs how often a species may be logged, how much timber may be taken and the necessary tree circumference. The areas - known as the Várzea forests - are regularly flo...
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Jan 13, 2011
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00:39
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Brazil cracks down on working conditions
Brazil is taking strident action against companies that are seen to exploit their workers, in a bid to bring their working standards in line with other developed powers. The Brazilian labour ministry this week added 88 new firms to its 'black list' of companies with failing working standards, bringing the total to 220. Companies on the list must pay heavy fines, are denied access to credit lines at public banks and are prohibited from selling their products to government entities. To come off ...
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Jan 13, 2011
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00:36
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New Eucalyptus clone developed for use in steel ...
A new eucalyptus clone has been developed by the bioenergy arm of the world's largest steel company, ArcelorMittal, specifically for use as a fuel source in steel-making processes. It is hoped that charcoal from the fast-growing timber will be a renewable alternative to coal in the manufacturing processes. Prior to its development, charcoal had been unsuitable for use in steel making as it could not withstand the weights needed to be put on it during the process. Tests on the new charcoal, how...
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Jan 13, 2011
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00:36
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Forestry plantations could supplement Brazilian ...
Brazil's National Confederation of Agriculture has suggested to its members that they can supplement their incomes - and offset carbon emissions - by setting up timber plantations on their land. The confederation is looking into the benefits of plantations as part of a 40 million real study on how to reconcile environmental protection with income generation. The confederation's president, Kátia Abreu, said they hoped the study would eventually outline ways in which farmers could diversify thei...
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Jan 13, 2011
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00:36
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ITTC pledges multi-million dollar tropical timbe...
The International Tropical Timber Council has announced a 16.8 million US dollar funding programme aimed at the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources. The money will support the implementation of 13 projects and one pre-project, which will include money to support community forest management in Brazil's Amazonas State and to promote integrated forest fire management in Central America. The funding announcement came at the end of the Forty-sixth Ses...
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Jan 13, 2011
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00:38
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Fiat makes major investment in Brazil
Italian car maker, Fiat SpA, is investing 1.8 billion US dollars into a new factory in the north-east of Brazil. The manufacturer - which holds a larger share of the Brazilian car market than any other European brand - has completed a deal to begin work next year on a new plant in the city of Pernambuco. The factory's capacity will allow it to build 200,000 cars annually by 2014, and will also be Fiat's research and development headquarters on the continent. The plant will also create a surge ...
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Jan 13, 2011
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00:40
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Bovespa predicted to grow by 26 per cent in 2011
Leading analysts from global investment firm, Goldman Sachs, have predicted the Brazil's Bovespa index will likely rise by 26 per cent over the course of 2011. Analysts, Stephen Graham and Alexander Kazan, told clients that the index would reach 85,500 next year, citing compelling valuations after Brazilian stocks trailed emerging-market peers. The pair warned, however, that the economic performance in Brazil could still remain constrained in the near terms, particularly if, as expected, the c...
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Jan 13, 2011
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00:37
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Brazil becomes fourth biggest global car market
Brazil is now the fourth largest global market for the automobile industry, after sales for 2010 exceeded 3.45 million vehicles. The rise - which was up 9.8 per cent on 2009 - is seeing the demand for steel surge, as increasing numbers of international manufacturers set up operations in the country. According to Anfavea, the Brazilian Association of automobile manufacturers, Fiat holds a 23.2 per cent share of the Brazilian market whilst Volkswagen holds 22.73 per cent and General Motors holds...
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Release date
Jan 13, 2011
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Runtime
00:44
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UK firms record highest level of international c...
http://www.business-sale.com - Research into international M&A activity by KPMG has revealed that the number of acquisitions made by UK firms this year has left 'big growth' countries trailing behind. British companies recorded 232 acquisitions of international companies in 2010, marking a big shift in the merger and acquisition market. International acquisitions by Chinese firms were just 38 per cent of UK levels in the second half of this year, whilst Indian acquisitions were under 19 per ce...
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Release date
Dec 20, 2010
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Runtime
00:48
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