關注時事:中國電信開拓巴西市場

China Telecom, the country's largest fixed-line carrier by sales, is targeting the Brazilian market, as Chinese groups expand their interests beyond the resources sector in Latin America's largest economy.

隨着中國企業對巴西的興趣擴展到資源行業之外，中國銷售額最高的固話運營商中國電信(China Telecom)正在瞄準拉丁美洲最大經濟體的市場。

China Telecom and an affiliate, China Comservice, are setting up offices in Sao Paulo to provide internet, data and outsourcing services in a bid to establish a foothold ahead of Brazil's hosting of the soccer World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games two years later.

中國電信及其附屬公司中國通信服務(China Comservice)正在聖保羅(Sao Paulo)設立辦事處，以提供互聯網、數據和外包服務，爭取在巴西於2014年舉辦世界盃(World Cup)以及兩年後的奧運會(Olympic Games)之前站穩腳跟。

"We serve the Chinese enterprises that are coming and making investments in Brazil and in Latin America," said Luis Fiallo, managing director of China Telecom Americas, adding the group also wanted to target local and multinational companies in Brazil.

中國電信美洲分公司董事總經理路易斯•菲亞略(Luis Fiallo)表示：“我們爲前來巴西和拉美並進行投資的中國企業提供服務。”他補充道，該公司還計劃開拓巴西當地和跨國企業的市場。

Chinese investment in Brazil has increased rapidly. Brazil's low savings rate means it needs investment, while China's savings make it a potential exporter of capital.

中國在巴西投資增長迅猛。巴西儲蓄率較低，意味着該國需要投資，而中國的高儲蓄率使之成爲潛在的資本輸出國。

The largest Chinese investments in Brazil continue to be in the oil and gas sector, with Sinopec in November paying $5.2bn for a 30 per cent stake in the Brazilian assets of Galp Energia, the Portuguese energy company.

中國在巴西的最大投資依然集中在石油和天然氣領域。去年11月，中石化(Sinopec)以52億美元收購了葡萄牙能源企業Galp Energia在巴西資產的30%股份。

Chinese companies are expanding in other areas too, with electricity group State Grid paying $531m last month for the Brazilian assets of Spain's Actividades de Construcci on y Servicios in its second foray into the sector.

中國企業也在進入其他領域，如上個月中國電力集團國家電網(State Grid)以5.31億美元收購西班牙建築公司Actividades de Construcción y Servicios在巴西的資產，這是國家電網第二次嘗試進入該領域。

The major Chinese banks, such as Bank of China, are also present or setting up offices in Brazil, and engineering and logistics companies are making inroads.

中國銀行(BoC)等中國大型銀行正在或已經落戶巴西，工程和物流企業也競相涌入。