Foreigners are no longer required to leave the country during the process in order to extend the validity of their visit visas. The service is available for a USD 155 fee.
Author: From the Newsroom
In 2015, Brazil posted a USD 19.681 billion surplus, the highest number since 2011. However, both export and import figures fell short of 2014 levels. The Middle East’s imports dropped the least.
Filippo Grandi takes over the top post of the UN refugee agency. Previously, the Italian was the head of relief and works agency for Palestinians.
North American program offers opportunities to researchers from developing countries to submit their projects and receive funding. Brazil and five Arab countries are among the eligible nations.
The World Future Energy Summit will run from January 18 to 21 in Abu Dhabi. Discussions will include the funding of renewable energy projects, industry trends and the sun and wind power markets in Egypt.
Slated for May 2016 in Oran, the International Exhibition on Oil, Gas and Petrochemistry will feature industry discussions, as well as products and services in exhibition. Seven thousand visitors are expected.
So says the National Commercial Bank, which forecasts 2.3% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2016, the lowest rate in seven years.
As of January, an indexer with a smaller variation will be used in calculating states and municipalities’ outstanding debt with the federal government.’
The production talks about the Arab culture through the letters of two Syrian immigrants and will return to São Paulo January 23. Set in a kitchen, it allows the audience to taste typical dishes.
Itaipu Tourist Complex is running for the World Tourism Organization Awards’ Innovation in Research and Technology category, and the culinary tourism project Fartura, in Innovation in Enterprises.
IMF points out that the Arab country is making investments in infrastructure, however the debt is increasing and the banking sector is weakened.
The General Market Price Index (IGP-M), used as basis for rent adjustment, declined from 1.52% in November to 0.49% in December. In the year, in a comparison to 2014, it went up.
Manuscripts by Britain’s Miriam Pease Bo Sauber, the grandmother of journalist and writer Wilma Ary, were released in Arabic language this month in Lebanon. The book is a memoir of World War One.
The Brazilian trade balance showed a USD 2.024 billion surplus in the fourth week of December, driving year-to-date surplus to USD 18.6 billion.

