Over 170 countries, Brazil among them, committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships, in an agreement signed in London.
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Michel Sleiman will speak on Monday (16) at Beirut’s Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center on the work of Brazilian writers of Arab descent. He is a professor at the University of São Paulo.
A Fund’s staff team visited the African country last week and identified progress regarding economic growth. High inflation and low international reserves present risks to macroeconomic stability.
The Brazilian Ministry of Labor reported that 4,703 foreigners applied for permits to work and live in the country in the first quarter of this year.
The country’s share of worldwide foreign sales increased in 2017, as per a WTO report.
Beef, poultry and pork exports must be registered under the Unified Foreign Trade Portal as of Thursday (12).
Brazilian Congress joint commission approved the donation of BRL 792,000 (USD 252,400) to Palestine; the project will now be presented for discussion on the floor of both the House and the Senate.
Morocco opened the market to hatching eggs and one-day animals from the turkey sector.
Sales of the product to the region slid in the first three months of this year.
A free concert by group CANJA, featuring Syrian singer Oula Al-Saghir and Arab and Brazilian musicians, will take place at 8 pm on the 12th at Sesc Belenzinho.
In the month’s first week, there was a surplus of USD 1.4 billion. Year-to-date, exports have been exceeding imports in over USD 15 billion.
São Paulo – Brazil’s Marfrig meat company said this Monday (9) that it acquired a 51% stake in the National Beef Packing Company, the fourth biggest player in the United States industry. The Brazilian company said in a press release that the deal was worth USD 969 million. With a capacity to slaughter 12,000 head
Revenue from foreign sales from Brazil to the United States, Bolivia, Israel and the United Arab Emirates declined the most year-on-year.
After seeing net withdrawals in January and February, savings accounts swung to a surplus in March, the Brazilian Central Bank said.

