Exports from Brazil reached USD 4.1 billion, with imports coming out to USD 2.8 billion in the third week of August.
Author: From the Newsroom
The country produced 3.5 million tons in the current crop, against 3.4 million in the previous cycle, according to preliminary data.
The main index of the São Paulo Stock Exchange climbed 2.01% to 68,714.66 points. The US dollar closed at BRL 3.146 for sale.
Francirosy Campos Barbosa is releasing her doctoral thesis in book form on Saturday (19) at Mesquita Brasil. The work is entitled ‘ Islamic Performances in São Paulo: amid arabesques, moons and date fruit.’
Lute player born in Agadir will play with the Spanish quartet EntreQuatre at SESC/Santos (Social Service of Commerce-Santos) on September 29. He’s considered one of his generation’s best players of the instrument.
The funds will help Palestinian refugees attended by the UN agency to gain access to basic needs.
The tourism sector generated USD 2.5 billion in the country during this year’s first six months, against USD 2.2 billion in the same period of 2016.
Transportation company QETCO placed an order for 32 units of the Brazilian bus body builder’s Viaggio 900 to shuttle personnel for the state-run company Qatar Petroleum.
The Brazilian national team will debut in the Under-23 tournament against Mexico this Friday (18) and then play the house team on Sunday (20). Russia is the favorite.
Such is the combined value of 801 projects that are currently being tendered across the Gulf Cooperation Council. By the end of the year, awarded contracts will have reached USD 50.9 billion.
The organization’s CEO, Michel Alaby, was scheduled to give the lecture on ‘How to negotiate with the Arab countries’ at the Federation of Industries of the State of Goiás (FIEG) on August 24. New date is yet to be set.
Survey by credit bureau Serasa Experian shows that the Brazilian economy grew 0.3% in the year’s Q2, a slower pace in comparison to Q1.
Extension course ‘Middle East and International Politics’ begins next Saturday morning (19) at the Pontifical Catholic University in São Paulo, covering current and past subjects.
The Arab country saw Gross Domestic Product growth outpace the 1% rate recorded in the first half of 2016.
