Brazilian sugar and ethanol giant acquires controlling stake in one of the USA’s major biofuels trading companies. The Brazil-based company’s goal is to internationalize its ethanol business.
Author: From the Newsroom
Tawadros II was chosen this Sunday in Cairo to take the place of Shenouda III, dead last March.
A match between teams led by Ronaldo and Zidane will take place in Porto Alegre on December 19th as a fundraiser for African and Brazilian social projects.
The Brazilian steel company signed a protocol with the Rio Grande do Sul state government last week to expand a manufacturing unit in Sapucaia do Sul.
Foreign sales amounted to US$ 21.8 billion in October, down 10.6% from the October 2011. Only the shipments to the Middle East and Eastern Europe have increased.
The Egyptian Minister of Tourism, Hisham Zazou, announced that 28 million square metres of land will be auctioned for tourism enterprises. The sales are expected to be closed by the end of 2013.
The ‘Connect to Learn’ program, a partnership between telecom companies and the Arab country’s government, will take equipment and training to 1,300 students and teachers in five schools.
Chile is the country with the most developed system in Latin America, according to a World Economic Forum survey. Of the Arab countries, Kuwait climbed seven positions since 2011.
The Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex) has reduced taxes on capital goods which are not manufactured in Brazil. The measure will remain effective until June 30th, 2014.
The unit will start flying in 2014. Another order, for seven A320 models, has been replaced with larger aircraft.
Brazil’s vice president Michel Temer attended luncheon with ambassadors from the Middle East and North Africa. The government wants to hold a bilateral seminar next year.
Images published online portray the daily lives of people who have fled to Lebanon.
The figure concerns quarter three 2012. The financial institution of Arab origin remained stable as against the preceding three-month period.
The Syrian Arab Cultural Centre is holding a choir and folk dance show next Tuesday at 8:00 pm at its headquarters, in São Paulo.
