Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, former Egyptian Foreign Minister, takes over the post on July 1st, replacing Nabil Al-Arabi.
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The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) has been elected to chair the United Nations Statistical Commission for a two-year term.
Worldwide imports increased by only 1.7% in 2015, according to preliminary World Bank data. The preceding year had seen 3% growth. The downturn was prompted by commodity prices and weaker demand from China.
Last year, 21% of all foreign sales by the Brazilian meat packing company went to the region, a five percentage point increase over 2014. In December, the company signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Salic.
A multisectorial fair is set to begin on May 28th in the Algerian capital and registrations are open for foreign businesses looking to exhibit. Last year, 200,000 people attended the event.
In the first week of March, the country registered USD 3.12 billion in export revenues, with imports clocking in at USD 1.8 billion.
Following a season in Jordan, the photo exhibition ‘About Women’ is set to open on Tuesday in the Brazilian city, featuring work by Brazilian photographers and focusing on the female universe.
Financial institutions polled by the Brazilian Central Bank expect prices to be 7.59% higher by the end of 2016.
The Brazilian House of Representatives has approved the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement, designed to cut costs and allow swifter export and import operations.
Last month, 36.4 thousand units were shipped from Brazil to foreign countries, a 16.7% increase over February 2015.
Brazilian industry output was up 0.4% in January from December of last year, but plummeted by 13.8% compared with January a year ago.
The Brazilian aircraft manufacturing company grossed in excess of BRL 20 million in 2015, up 36% from 2014, but net income was down nearly 70% to USD 241.6 million.
Brazil Online Training is introducing a course to travel agents. The goal is to provide knowledge in order to increase customer numbers.
In the Arab country, the organization’s director-general Roberto Azevêdo said the government is taking a ‘very positive approach’ to problems stemming from instability in neighboring nations and heavy refugee inflows.
