A World Bank database shows that the cost of doing business among lower income nations is higher due to lower logistical quality and the dearth of links to transportation networks.
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A UN agency will transfer funds to Syrian people who are currently displaced in Lebanon. The credit will be withdrawn using a magnetic card, in a system similar to Brazil’s Bolsa Família program.
Brazil’s Agriculture official Mendes Ribeiro and the Arab diplomat met this Wednesday to discuss trade affairs.
Agreement provides that the Dubai-based airline will showcase its brand at the tracks during grand prix races. During the current season, the company will feature in 15 out of 19 events.
IMF says the macroeconomic policies of the Arab country are solid, but observes that local authorities need to promote more reforms to guarantee the wellbeing of the population.
A Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement is being discussed, meaning that the country does not plan on borrowing the funds, but may do so if it needs to.
In December, Brazil attained a record-breaking production average of 76.2 million cubic metres per day. It was the third consecutive month of increased extraction.
The airline from Abu Dhabi made 200% more. Revenues grew 17% and the company attributed the result to partnerships with other airlines.
Promoted by the World Trade Organisation, the event takes place up to the 11th, and will debate themes like trade partnerships, product chain and technological development.
According to the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, there was a 2.7% decline from 2011, the first one since 2009. Activity was down in 17 of the 27 sectors surveyed.
According to information released by the company, 85.5 million tonnes were produced in Q4 2012, the first increase in output during the period since 2003.
Brazil’s Tourism Ministry will provide US$ 12.7 million for 18 training agreements for personnel to service foreign tourists. Most will receive language training.
Technicians from the Fund met with officials from the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade to go over the impact of the crisis on the country’s trade balance.
Riyadh’s Radyolla construction company and the government of the African country have signed an agreement to build an oil pipeline and a refinery. The project is expected to bring fuel costs down.

