The same should hold true of 2019, according to the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), which expects investments to pick up by 4.5% in 2018.
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Brazilian families’ buying plans increased in March from February, according to a survey from the National Confederation of Trade in Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC).
Law number 16,685 establishes that refugees living in the state are exempt from the graduation and post-graduation diploma revalidation fees in the state’s public universities.
The Brazilian president said that the North American government committed to discuss possible exemption to the steel and aluminum import tariff.
The 9th edition of the South American Festival of Arab-African Culture is underway in São Paulo and other cities. It was organized by The Arab, African and South American Library and Research Center (BibliAspa).
Rio de Janeiro – Cattle slaughter was up 3.8% in Brazil in 2017 – after having gone down for three straight years – to 30.83 million head of cattle. The number was made public this Wednesday (21) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in its quarterly survey of animal slaughter. The study
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) widened in the three months through January from the preceding three-month period, a survey from think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas showed.
Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties and Dubai’s Emaar have entered into a partnership to work on tandem projects worth over USD 8 billion.
According to the minister of Agriculture, 90% of the water used in farms is rainwater and only 10% comes from irrigation systems.
Foreign sales came out to a combined USD 339 million in January, up 37% from a year ago.
São Paulo – Retail activity increased 3.4% in Brazil year-over-year, between March 2017 and February 2018, according to index measured by consulting firm Boa Vista SCPC. In February, there was a decline of 0.5% over January, with seasonally-adjusted data. Over February 2017, there was an increase of 5.2%. The index began to improve at the
Brazil’s National Confederation of Trade sees sales reaching USD 669 million and 10,600 temporary jobs being created during Holy Week.
Brazil’s foreign sales went up 1% in the month’s third week in comparison to the second one. In March, shipments increased 12%.
The organizers of the footwear and accessories industry show have invited buyers from the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Over 2,000 importers from around the world are expected to attend the expo next week.

