New rules are in place to organize and ensure food supplies at times of crisis, emergencies and disasters through inventory control and collaboration from businesses and suppliers.
Author: From the Newsroom
The country has suspended customs duties on lentils, chickpeas, beans, and dry beans.
United Nations Economic and Social Council estimates that the world will go through a recession in 2020 due to COVID-19, with sectors such as retail, hospitality and transport being strongly affected.
The country’s Central Bank has put in place a string of measures to enable more access to credit and refinancing during the coronavirus crisis.
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture created a group to oversee and outline strategies to cushion the impact of coronavirus on crops and supply.
Even though two facemask manufacturing facilities have reopened, output is lagging behind demand.
Expats whose visas were due to expire on March 1 can extend their residency for three months without any additional fees. Commercial registers can be renewed too.
The Steering Committee for the world exhibition set to kick off in October in the UAE is considering moving the event to a later date. The move will be voted on by the Bureau International des Expositions member countries.
Ship has started being loaded last Saturday at the Port of Rio Grande with animals of the races Hereford, Angus, Braford and Brangus.
Ministries published an ordinance restricting the entry of foreigners. It does not apply to immigrants living in Brazil, foreigners in missions from international bodies or on the way to other countries, and others.
Online shopping application Nana increased its capacity threefold and secured USD 18 million to branch out into other Gulf countries.
A Ministry of Justice ruling provides that people bound for countries whose borders are closed will not be allowed to disembark in Brazil.
Purchases went up 80% for supermarkets, 11% for health products, and 83% for beauty and toiletry items.
To help fight COVID-19, the measure announced last Wednesday by the Ministry of Economy of Brazil includes 61 products, such as test kits for coronavirus, and pharmaceutical, medical and hospital equipment and apparatus.
