Foreign sales dropped due to reduced production, higher domestic consumption and a decline in number of concessions for exploration areas.
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Credit granted by government banks to the tourism industry in Brazil amounted to US$ 3.7 billion from January to September this year. The bulk of demand originated from hotels.
The estimate is from the Brazilian aircraft manufacturing company Embraer and concerns 70- to 130-seater units.
The Dubai-based ports operator has proposed to acquire the Jebel Ali Free Zone controller company. Both enterprises belong to the emirate’s government.
Proposals for joint research projects with Africans may be submitted until January 22nd, 2015. Funding will be provided up to a maximum of roughly US$ 58,578 (at current exchange rates).
Fátima Jibrell, an environmental activist from Somalia, is receiving an award from the United Nations next week. She works for the preservation of natural resources in war-torn areas.
According to the Brazilian state-owned oil company, 2.126 million barrels of oil per day in October, the ninth straight month of increase.
In the first six months of its fiscal year, the conglomerate that controls the Dubai-based airline reported growth of 12% in revenue and of 1% net profit.
The Brazilian president is spending the night in the Arab country and attending meetings with the Qatari emir and the Qatar Foundation chairperson on Wednesday (12th), before travelling to Australia.
Watch in this episode: 9th Arab World Film Festival; Brazilian Halal beef; debate on Egyptian cinema; The 156 String Duo; and Rio de Janeiro’s Pão de Açúcar, or Sugarloaf.
Brazil’s Geography and Statistics Institute estimates a 198.3 million-tonne cereal, oilseed and legume harvest next year. The National Supply Company expects a 194.39 million to 199.97 million-tonne yield in 2014/2015.
Exports from Brazil grossed US$ 4.219 billion last week and imports amounted to US$ 4.966 billion, resulting in a deficit of US$ 747 million.
The AKS Saeed Saudi Arabia group will build a sugar processing unit in the Arab country and expects one tonne of the product to be supplied from Brazil.
Brazilian sales to the region declined in volume and revenue year-to-date through October. Total coffee exports, however, have increased.
