BRASILIA: Brazil's government plans to fast-track infrastructure processes needed to avoid bottlenecks at the country's airports ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, the Latin Business Chronicle said.
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SANTIAGO: The merger of Chile's LAN Airlines with Brazil's TAM airline will create the region’s largest airline with more than 40 percent of the Latin American market, the Financial Times reported.
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BRASILIA: Brazilian mining firm Vale is teaming up with a government research entity to study alternative energy sources as well as the use of nanotechnology in fertiliser production, according to Marketwatch.com.
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BRASILIA: Brazil has hit a new record in the sale of livestock semen used for cattle breeding programs, according to Latin American news site El Cronista. Find out more
BRASILIA: Brazil’s government is looking to privatise the country’s airports to improve the facilities for the 2014 Football World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, the El Cronista newspaper reported. Find out more
BRASILIA: Brazil's infrastructure investments for the 2014 World Cup is tipped to hit US$19.8 billion, Business News Americas reported.
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SAO PAULO: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) predicts that over the next 14 years Brazil's economy will surpass the economies of France, the UK and Germany.
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SAO PAULO: Fifteen years after it left the Brazilian market, after its partner was acquired by Parmalat, Yoplait has plans to return.
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SAO PAULO: While trying to contain an avalanche of imported dairy products, Brazil is negotiating a “productive integration” with Argentina to open new markets, especially in Europe.
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SAO PAULO: A Brazilian subsidiary of Tetrapack has developed a traceability system for UHT milk. Find out more
