According to the Brazilian institute of statistics the decline took place in the first six months of the year over the same period of last year.
Author: From the Newsroom
Both exports and imports dropped in July in over the same month of 2014. The Middle East was the only destination that increased the purchase of products from Brazil.
The volume sent abroad in July was record-breaking and increased in comparison to the same period of last year, according to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein. Revenues in reais also increased.
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Due to the hard living conditions in the urban areas, Syrian refugees are going to camps such as Zaatari, where there is improved aid.
The Moroccan ministry of the field, Aziz Rabbah, visited the country this week for meetings with representatives from the government and private sector.
Operations and sales in the region by the company fetched US$ 286 million in this year’s Q2. There was an increase of US$ 5 million over the same period of 2014.
Estimation by ECLAC points to weak growth for economies of the region in 2015. Among the countries with worst performances is Venezuela, which should see a retraction of 5.5%.
The announcement of the expansion in Jebel Ali was made this Tuesday (28th) in a press release. The first phase of Terminal 4 will add the capacity of 3.1 million TEUs by 2018.
The countries in the region received US$ 43.9 billion last year. The United Arab Emirates were the main destination for the resources, with Kuwait as the largest investor.
Exports overcame imports in US$ 204 million last week. Of the four weeks of July, three of them registered a surplus.
The United Arab Emirates’ real estate developer profited US$ 770.5 million in H1 of this year. Real estate leasing and leisure business helped to improve the financial results.
Footwear company registered growth in exports revenues in H1 of this year. However, the volume shipped decreased. Sales were concentrated on South America.
Treaty confirmed this Friday was negotiated by 54 countries and foresees the abolition of taxes in three years. Brazil is not among them. The sector’s global market is valued at US$ 1,3 trillion.

