The third week of April saw exports reach USD 4.320 billion with imports amounting to USD 2.551 billion, according to the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services. The resulting surplus was USD 1.769 billion.
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Delegation headed by the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) is in Morocco, and later it will go to Egypt and Algeria.
The Brazilian mining company’s pelletizing plant in Sohar produced 2.4 million tons from January to March, down 3.7% from the last quarter of last year.
The projection is from the country’s government, which also forecasts that exports will increase by 8%.
Aswan University is looking for volunteers to work in its Portuguese Department from October of this year to June 2018. Registrations are open until May 10. The university offers a small allowance.
The International Monetary Fund expects 3.5% growth in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, up from 3.1% in 2016. Brazil is seen finding its way out of recession, and growth in the Middle East should lose steam.
The forecast is from the Brazilian government. The system will go online at the end of this year for travellers from the USA, Canada, Australia, and Japan. Saudi Arabia and Qatar will be included later.
Staff from the Fund visited Tunis and reviewed the agreement signed with the Arab country. The health of public finance, job creation and social protection should be priorities for the economy to grow.
The country’s economy grew despite the oil price slump, according to the World Bank. In 2017, however, growth is expected to slow to 1.5%.
In the second week of April, exports reached USD 4.075 billion and imports amounted to USD 2.246 billion, the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services reported this Monday.
Sales of eggs from Brazil to other countries amounted to 5,500 tons in the first quarter of the year. The UAE was the biggest buyer, but its imports also declined.
Brazil and 11 other Latin American and Caribbean countries will be represented at the ‘Roots’ festival, scheduled from April 18 to 22 in Doha. There will be exhibitions and dance and music presentations.
Delegation visited meat processing plants in several states and met with the minister of Agriculture, Blairo Maggi. ‘The impression was very good,’ he said.
The sector’s association conducted a mission this week to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, with the support of the Arab Chamber.
