The United States currency slid 1.02% to BRL 3.2680. The São Paulo Stock Exchange index Ibovespa fell 1.43% to 57,079 points.
Author: From the Newsroom
A document released by IMF director-general Christine Lagarde indicates that the region will take at least 20 years to recover. In Syria, school dropout rates have gone up and life expectancy fell.
The event takes place this Monday (19) in the organization’s headquarters in New York. Heads of state and government, along with other leaders, will attend. It’s the first UN event of this size on the matter.
The space put together by the Arab country during the 2016 Rio Olympics won the Cultural Promotion award from the city’s Trade Board. The house featured culture, fashion, and gastronomy activities.
Exports of the product to the region declined 16% in volume this year up until August. The drop in revenues was even sharper because the coffee was sold at lower prices.
The United States currency closed up 2% this Tuesday (13). The oil price slump and global market trepidation also weighed down on stock markets.
The International Energy Agency slashed its consumption growth forecast for this year by 100,000 barrels per day and sees an even weaker expansion in 2017.
It is the best-placed Arab country in the competition that kicked off last week in Rio de Janeiro. Tunisian athletes have won five track and field gold medals. Egypt has won two golds.
An increase in exports boosted Brazil’s foreign trade surplus in the last week. Revenues with exports totaled USD 3.4 billion. Year-to-date, the results are also positive.
Such was the net loss posted by the Qatar Investment Fund in the financial year ended June 30. The performance was imputed to low oil prices.
From September 15 to 18, the exhibition in the Lebanese capital will feature works from galleries of 17 countries. For the first time, the event will present an exclusive section to Lebanese women’s works.
Japan’s government will lend USD 2 million to the Arab country to be used in the reinforcement of security equipment in two airports.
Exports from Brazil to its two leading Arab buyers have declined in amount, total value and average price. Overall, foreign sales revenues for the Brazilian industry have gone up so far this year.
There are 50 million children and teenagers displaced from their homes due to conflicts and violence. Among those living as refugees, nearly half come from these two countries only.
