Arab diplomats in Brazil should meet with the governor of Bahia, businessmen, the mayor of state capital Salvador and also visit a petrochemical hub this week.
Author: From the Newsroom
Films from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico, El Salvador, Portugal and Spain will be shown in Beirut, from October 31st to November 8th.
The meeting will be held by the Financial Times Live and the This is Africa organization on November 27th, in Johannesburg. Brazilian companies operating in the continent will be represented.
A decree by Brazil’s president allows foreign investors to own up to 30% of the bank’s shares, a percentage previously limited to 20% of total capital.
The amount is a compensation for oil export-related losses incurred by Iraq as a result of the war in the 1990s.
The International Monetary Fund issued an economic report estimating a 3.5% expansion this year. The prior forecast was 4.25%. The organization advises on increasing public and private savings.
According to company president Tim Clark, in seven years the airline should have over 250 aircraft and become the main airline in the world in international passenger transport.
Brazilian and Argentine productions should participate in the 10th Dubai International Film Festival, from December 6th to 14th. The event should also include works from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
The Global South-South Development Expo will enable the exchange of experiences among emerging countries in Kenya. The event is an initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme and will focus on sustainable actions.
From January to September, revenues from foreign sales stood at US$ 17.6 billion in the first nine months this year, down 4.6% from the same period in 2012. Oman ranked tenth in the list of importing countries.
According to the president at Embratur, airlines from abroad may fly domestic routes if national companies are not capable of supplying the passenger demand to all cities hosting the event.
The country posted average daily export revenues of US$ 800.5 million in the third week of October. The export volume was down 34.1% from the second week of the month.
The Brazilian government has heeded the pleas of foreigners living in the country, and will replace the word ‘refugee’ from their ID cards with ‘resident’. The goal is to make socioeconomic integration easier.
Tickets for the FIFA Club World Cup can be purchased online. From November on, they will be sold at the stadiums’ box offices as well.
