International flow was up 4% despite the economic crisis, and the two Arab Spring countries were highlights in Africa and the Middle East.
Author: From the Newsroom
Brasil Foods will make protein ingredients from milk whey in partnership with company Carbery in Brazil. The goal is to take advantage of the serum that originates from cheese manufacturing.
A representative of the institution’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency will travel to Iraq, Jordan and Palestine to discuss investment opportunities in these countries.
A partnership Brazil’s ATG and the technology subsidiary of NYSE Euronext will offer a computerized over-the-counter market, in which assets are traded electronically outside the stock exchange.
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.
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.
