The article ‘Green tarmac wins roads,’ by journalist Isaura Daniel, is running up for the Brazilian Construction Industry Chamber Prize.
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The 16th edition of Abimad will open on July 30th at São Paulo’s Imigrantes Exhibition Centre. Organizers are expecting importers, including guests from Latin American countries.
In the Confederations Cup, the average spending of foreigners in the city was US$ 1,211 per person. Then came Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Salvador.
The emirate’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has informed that its affiliated companies have exported and re-exported a combined US$ 39.5 billion in the first half, up 7% from the same period in 2012.
From 2010 to the first quarter of this year, the state has received 46% of professionals from abroad coming into Brazil. A total of 94,526 work permits were issued, according to Investe São Paulo.
Funds are needed to provide basic services. Somalis receive humanitarian aid from Ethiopia. UNESCO condemns damage to the heritage of Syria.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the total is US$ 121 billion. The greatest growth over last year was in products like potatoes, tobacco, oranges, maize, soybean, tomatoes and wheat.
The difference between exports and imports was US$ 619 million negative last week, after being US$ 198 million positive in the previous week.
The company’s firm order backlog was US$ 17.1 billion as of June 30, the highest amount since quarter three, 2009.
Revenues from Brazilian exports to the region amounted to US$ 1.6 billion in the first half, up 30%. Total Brazilian poultry export revenues were up 7.2%.
A KPMG survey shows a 15% decline in number of mergers and acquisitions in Brazil in quarter two, and most operations involved solely domestic companies.
The institution had net profit of US$ 1.3 billion in the first half of the year. Assets reached US$ 118.5 billion, the largest in its history.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had announced US$ 8 billion in aid to the country after the ousting of President Mohamed Morsi. The IMF has not had contact with the interim government.
Brazilian sector exports to the region totalled US$ 3.9 billion. In June, shipments were US$ 528 million, an increase of 2.5%.
