Brazil has pledged to reduce the use of plastic bags in the country as part of its environment conservation campaign.
Brazil expects to use 1.5 billion fewer plastic bags this year
April 1st, 2010 | by IANS | published in Global News | Leave A Comment »
Brazil announces $880 bn infrastructure plan
March 31st, 2010 | by IANS | published in Global News | Leave A Comment »
Brasilia, March 31 (IANS/EFE) Brazil has announced plans to build $880 billion-worth of infrastructure between 2010 and 2016. The projects are part of an economic stimulus programme whose first phase is half-completed, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced Monday. The new plan, named the ‘Growth Acceleration Program 2′ or PAC 2, emphasises on increasing [...]
PSA Peugeot Citroen to invest $780 million in Brazil for new cars
March 26th, 2010 | by IANS | published in Global News | Leave A Comment »
French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has announced plans to invest 1.4 billion reais ($780 million) through 2012 to develop new vehicles in Brazil.
Brazilian firm Petrobras plans to invest $400 mn in Colombia
March 18th, 2010 | by IANS | published in Global News | Leave A Comment »
Brazilian state-controlled energy company Petrobras plans to invest close to $400 million in Colombia over the next three years, Colombian business daily Portafolio reported Wednesday.
Brazilian miner MPX Energia SA to mine 1.74 billion tonnes of coal in Colombia
March 17th, 2010 | by IANS | published in Global News | Leave A Comment »
Brazilian miner MPX Energia SA, controlled by billionaire Eike Batista, has announced that it will start production in 2012 at four Colombian areas estimated to hold 1.74 billion tonnes of coal.
