The 30th edition of the event will be held on 19th through 22th in Ribeirão Preto, and will have competitions and auction.
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Thaisa Storchi Bergmann and Rajaâ Cherkaroui El Moursli won the For Women in Science award in their regions. They will attend the ceremony next week in Paris.
Regional female entrepreneur associations are sponsoring an event in Egypt from April 14th to 17th. The meeting is backed by the League of Arab States and the FAO.
A poll from Fundação Getulio Vargas shows 27% of industrialists plan on increasing investments. They are, however, outnumbered by those with a negative outlook.
Sales to Saudi Arabia went up 11.8% last month. The United Arab Emirates bought 20.7% more than the same period of 2014.
The sector grossed US$ 4.9 billion from foreign sales last year. The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture ascribes the performance to dropping commodities prices and slower soybean sales.
Exports to the region declined 19% in volume in the first two months, despite having grown in revenues. Data from CeCafé indicates that decreased sales came from countries facing conflicts.
Sales fetched US$ 52 million in February and the Arab country was the fourth leading destination for the product. Total exports, however, were down 30% year-on-year in February.
The United States currency was up 2.4%, for the sixth straight day. One of the reasons was uncertainty surrounding the Brazilian economy.
In the first week of the month, the balance results stood negative in US$ 50 million. Imports and exports are still dropping in comparison to 2014.
In 2014, the country reached the 16th position in a United Nations ranking and is the highest placed African country. Tanger-Med Port helped improve the country’s rating.
Journalists Paula Quental and Joel Santos Guimarães are set to begin publishing this Friday on their new solidarity economy-oriented blog Solidare.
In February, the organization’s food price index registered lowest prices of the last 55 months. The cost of cereals, sugar and meat offset appreciation of milk and oils.
The meat packing company grossed US$ 4.8 billion on foreign markets last year. The Middle East lost share as a destination and Africa remained level.
