Brazilian foreign sales declined 5% in comparison with 2017. Results of the second half compensated part of the loss and the sector is expecting growth for 2019.
Author: From the Newsroom
The most famous historic site in Jordan saw 827,000 tourists last year, 669,000 were non-Arabs.
Foreign sales from Brazil reached USD 239.5 billion in 2018, a 9.6% increase over 2017. Imports grew 19.7%, reaching USD 181.2 billion. The balance stood at USD 58.3 billion positive, the second highest value.
Sales of the duty-free shops in the Emirates airports grew 4.3% over last year.
Brazilian companies looking to promote their products abroad in 2019 can enroll for five different fairs and missions.
The 13th Dubai International Sports Conference is set to take place on January 2 and 3 at the Madinat Jumeirah Resort. Featured stars will also include Maradona, Deschamps and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Ethiopian-born, Bahraini-naturalized runner Dawitt Admasu will represent his country in the 94th edition of the Saint Silvester Road Race on the 31st in São Paulo.
List includes permission to export livestock, honey and honey-based products, and bovine and poultry genetic material for Saudi Arabia.
Room occupancy rates also grew during the same period influenced by offers and discounts.
The 4th edition of the event is taking place in the Saudi Arabian city featuring 440 publishers from 40 countries and over 100,000 titles available. The fair will run until January 5.
Algeria increased its exports and decreased its imports from January to November this year, reducing its negative balance down by USD 6.4 billion.
Last month, 2.8 million tons of product were manufactured in Brazil, down 6.1% from November 2017.
According to IMF, the country is expected to grow 6% annually in the medium term, driven mainly by private investment and exports.
The works used to belong in the collection of the Embassy of Brazil in Kuwait. They were donated by ambassador Norton Rapesta to mark the 50th anniversary of Brazil-Kuwait diplomatic ties.

