The deal involves latest-generation aircraft. India’s Air Costa will pay US$ 2.94 billion for the planes, which are due to start flying in 2018.
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In 2013, government-owned companies invested US$ 47 bn, the highest sum since records started being kept, in 2000. The 16 companies comprising Grupo Petrobras disbursed a combined US$ 41.1 bn.
Foreign sales from Brazil grossed US$ 5.87 billion in January. The decline was mostly due to maize and sugar/ethanol.
Top executives have called on the emirate’s chamber of commerce to do business in the country. The organization is planning on having an office in São Paulo.
The sector’s Gross Domestic Product in Brazil should amount to US$ 430 billion, as per estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture.
The country has pledged to invest the equivalent of U$S 4.8 billion in infrastructure and social programs. The funds will be supplied by the United Arab Emirates.
Brazil shipped 2.7 million bags abroad in January, up 6% from January 2013. Revenues, however, were down 27%.
Brazilian exports of basic, semi-manufactured and manufactured goods declined in the first week of the month, while imports increased. The deficit stood at US 1.7 billion.
The UN and Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi met this Monday with delegates from the Syrian opposition and government, in Geneva.
Last year, 34.9 million tonnes worth of cargo were handled at the facility. Containers alone amounted to a combined 26.15 million tonnes, up 61% from 2012.
According to an IMF survey, the West Bank and Gaza depend on successful talks with Israel in order to thrive, cut down unemployment and attract investment.
International prices have dropped for the first time in three months. The sole exception is dairy, whose costs have gone up due to strong demand in the Middle East, North Africa, China and Russia.
Arab Health took place from January 27th to 30th in Dubai and featured 38 exhibitors from Brazil. The value of the deals closed was an all-time high, according to industry association.
According to Brazil’s Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, 25,779 vehicles were shipped abroad in January this year, a decline of nearly 30% from January 2013.
