The sum will be allocated to four projects in Gaza, the West Bank and Jordan, and exceeds year-long donations from the USA. The latter’s government has cut all funding to the United Nations refugee agency.
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The French carmaker has been manufacturing automobiles in the country for 20 years now. Some of the output gets shipped to Latin America and Africa.
December 4 will see the termination of the mechanism guaranteeing that foreign investors could pull out their money in dollars after selling their investments in Egyptian securities. The move could allow more volatility for the Egyptian pound.
On the eve of the bloc’s summit, in Buenos Aires, OECD reported that exports rose only 0.3%, with imports up 0.7%, a reflection of protectionist measures taken by the member countries.
The country was set to host the UN Climate Conference summit next year, but backtracked due to ‘fiscal and budget constraints’ and to the ‘transition process to the newly-elected administration’.
Production capacity reached 167 million tons last year, up 7% over 2016.
The property developer has announced that it will sell some of its Dubai hotels to Abu Dhabi National Hotels.
The result came from USD 4.84 billion in foreign sales, with imports coming out to USD 5.96 billion.
The World Trade Outlook Indicator, measured by the organization, is at 98.6 points, the lowest level since October 2016, which signals a possible slowdown in 2018’s last months.
Three events in December will discuss cultural and historical aspects of the Arab world. The topics are Palestine, the Endless Saga; the Nefertiti Bust-Portrait; and the Veil and the Visibility Conflict. Registrations are open.
The Brazilian Development Bank will auction off energy distributor in Amazonas.
The Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center headquarters in Beirut will host cultural and culinary activities from the Brazilian state next Tuesday (27).
According to data from the country’s statistics agency, the number of people rose 2% from 2016 to 2017.
Import-restrictive measures adopted by members of the bloc, from May to October, have covered an amount of trade estimated in USD 481 billion, a new high.
