University students can submit texts in any of the organization’s six official languages, including Arabic. The winners will participate in activities over a week in New York.
Author: From the Newsroom
According to the Brazilian Central Bank, loans stood under last year’s expected target of 12%. For 2015, the estimation stayed the same.
In 2014, 2.1 million oil barrels were processed per day on average. The volume represents a high of 1.7% over 2013.
In the fourth week of January, imports exceeded exports again in Brazil. Month-to-date, the trade deficit stands at US$ 2.330 billion.
A Brazilian Central Bank poll of financial institutions indicates that prices should be up 6.99% this year. Estimates for the economy have worsened.
Footwear fair was visited by 1,805 foreigners. Kuwaiti and Bahrainian businessmen were offered support by the event’s promoters.
This Friday, prime minister Habib Essid has announced the list of ministers and secretaries of state, nearly three months after the October elections.
The net result from Brazil’s transactions with other countries was negative by US$ 91 billion last year. International travel spending was also an all-time high.
Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud passed away early this Friday. The monarch was hospitalized since December with pneumonia. His half-brother, Salman, is the new ruler.
The goal was announced by president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi at the World Economic Forum. The country’s GDP should be up 3.8% in 2015, according to the IMF.
With the drop in the commodity’s price, the government is considering producing more to compensate the loss of exports revenue.
The institution has approved a project designed to improve the healthcare system in the occupied territories. The funds will go into ensuring power supply at hospitals and improving care.
Watch in this episode: Arab ambassadors visit the State of Ceará; the Brazilian retail market; and the legendary Maracanã stadium, in Rio.
The surplus stood at US$ 4.6 billion last year and US$ 9.9 billion in 2013. Exports dropped by 3% and imports increased by 6%.
