Aside from the two countries, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates ranked among the 20 leading targets of the Brazilian industry in February, although their imports have declined.
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The Brazilian National Supply Company is shipping 5,700 tonnes to Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.
Company will build new wood pulp plant in Paraná. State funding corresponds to 43.6% of total investment in the project.
In an event in the North-American capital, the World Affairs Council – Washington DC honours sheikha Moza bint Nasser, from Qatar Foundation, and Brazilian ambassador in the US, Mauro Vieira.
Revenues from foreign sales to Arab countries declined in January. The two leading importing countries in the region, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, cut down their purchases. Overall, the top-selling product was sugar.
Forecast for 2014 is by the International Air Transport Association. According to Iata, companies in the world are likely to have good profit this year, in spite of the rising costs of fuel.
Team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meets with local authorities and claims country had ‘broad’ growth last year. The use of public funds, however, needs adjustment.
The market’s share in total foreign sales from Brazil went from 4% in the first two months of 2013 to 5% in the same period this year. Sales to the region were up 46%.
The result in February 2014 is down 19.8% from February 2013, but up from January this year.
Agreement provides for Iraqi oil to be taken to Jordan. From there, product will be transported to Egypt to be refined and exported to African countries.
The conference will take place from March 24th to 28th, featuring ministers from countries in the region. One of the subjects will be the participation of African youths in agribusiness.
Airline Company in Tunisia took 216.000 people in their flights in February. In the bimester , the total was 465.500, an increase of 10%
Deficit last year was US$ 2.1 bn, the biggest since the beginning of the historical series, in 1994. This year, the balance is negative in US$ 6.1 bn.
Watch in this episode: Arab ambassadors visit the state of Bahia; the Unesco Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation; the cosmetics market in Brazil; and a visit to Cuiabá, one of the Brazilian cities that will host the World Cup.

