Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture estimates that Gross Production Value will be up 9.8% in 2013. There will be an increase in crops such as cane, rice, soy, maize, orange and beans.
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Revenues climbed from US$ 7.6 billion in 2011 to US$ 8.52 billion last year. The investment company of Abu Dhabi ended 2012 with US$ 55.21 billion in assets.
According to the FAO, the international indicator’s March-on-February increase was due to an 11% hike in dairy prices.
The announcement was made on Thursday (11), by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The tranche is part of a US$ 2.06 billion loan. The loan will be made in nine tranches.
The Brazilian maker of neonatal equipment should supply at least 70 products to a hospital slated for inauguration in Cairo this month.
A partnership between Brazil’s Agricultural Corporation, Fundação Eliseu Alves and Calderon Consulting should enable implementation of plants to make organomineral fertilizers, made from poultry and swine residue.
The Gulf country should transfer the funds through deposits and purchase of country bonds. Other loans had already been announced.
The tax on methanol has been lifted and the tax on lactose powder, silicone gel, and aluminium cans for capacitors has been reduced to 2%.
Brazil’s balance of trade showed a US$ 311 million surplus last week. Year-to-date, however, the country is running a US$ 4.845 billion trade deficit.
Passenger revenues were up 19% to US$ 900 million. The Abu Dhabi airline will start flying to Brazil in June.
Brazil shipped 330,000 60-kilogram bags to the region in quarter one. Lower prices, however, caused revenues to drop by 3.65% to US$ 55.4 million.
The first International Medical Tourism Exhibition and Conference should take place starting on Monday, in Muscat. The event should bring together over 50 hospitals and medical centres from several countries.
The airline of Dubai should make available US$ 150,000 for initiatives for conservation of the environment around the world. The programs should have an impact on countries served by the company. Enrolment ends on April 25th.
The Union of Arab Banks claims that deposit and loan portfolios should reach US$ 3 trillion this year, up US$ 400 billion from 2012.
