International donors have pledged, at a meeting at the United Nations headquarters, in New York, to provide relief in order to prevent the crisis in the country from deteriorating even further.
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A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) claims the country’s economy should see strong growth in years to come, as a result of major public and private investment.
Conference will be held on June 3rd and 4th in Lisbon. Tourism, infrastructure, small business, agriculture and foodstuff are the main highlights.
Contract signed by Brazil’s state-owned aircraft maker and Air Force concerns the government’s purchase of 28 KC-390 military aircraft. President Rousseff and São Paulo state governor Alckmin attended the inauguration of a hangar.
Watch in this episode: A campaign raised more than R$ 100,000 for Palestinian refugees; an exhibition about Oman at the Copacabana Palace hotel; the agribusiness fair Cotrijal 2014; and a visit to Salvador, Bahia.
In the third week of May, exports surpassed imports by US$ 563 million. In the first and second week, gains were US$ 226 million. Year-to-date, however, the result shows a deficit of US$ 4.777 billion.
The new body has entered into operation this Monday. The goal is to aggregate organizations from different countries and promote the advantages of this business model among enterprises.
Association FFIPP is accepting entries from graduate and postgraduate students and recent graduates, until August 8th, for an immersion and volunteer work program in Palestine and Israel.
According to figures compiled by the Brazilian Statistics Institute and issued by an industry association, clothes production increased in Brazil in Q1 this year, but textile output was down.
According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, sales volume dropped by 0.5% in March from February. Sector revenues, however, increased by 0.5%.
Health segment fair will be held between May 20th and 23rd. Buyers from six Middle East and North Africa countries were invited.
Conflict and drought are causing a considerable decline in cereals output, and further deterioration of the food insecurity scenario. The wheat harvest is 52% below average.
The Brazilian National Supply Company forecasts Brazilian production to yield 44.57 million bags. The volume will be smaller than in the previous cycles due to climatic factors.
Between January and April, Brazil exported 452,500 tonnes to the region, a volume 5% smaller than in the same period in 2013. Overall, the quantity shipped by the country grew 1.1%.
