The number of visitors reached 845,642 in May, according to the government. The movement, however, is far from that prior to the Arab Spring.
Author: From the Newsroom
Supplied by the Ministry of Tourism, the funds will be allocated to the twelve cities that will host FIFA 2014 World Cup matches, and will be invested in tourist information centres.
Buyer project organized by Arab Brazilian Chamber and Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency brought representatives of Middle East companies to the country for meetings with food suppliers.
The Qatari airline won an award from the global aviation research company Skytrax. The airline also won the best in the Middle East and best cabin staff categories.
Exports of the Brazilian product to Saudi Arabia totalled US$ 11 million in the first half. In general, Brazil’s foreign sales of shoes dropped 20% in the period.
Production should grow 1.7% a year over the next decade, against 2.6% over the last 10 years. Food prices should remain at a high level, according to a FAO and OECD report.
Foreign sales from the country reached US$ 5.36 billion last week. Daily average figures were up 1.2% as against July 2011 and up 10.8% as against June 2012.
Brazil exported the equivalent to US$ 44.78 billion in the first half. In June, however, shipment revenues dropped 9.4%. The soy complex was the main highlight.
Importers from the Middle East will meet with Brazilian exporters at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce offices in São Paulo.
The Brazilian animation festival, which takes place in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, brings Syrian cartoons Ostora, and the Tunisian L’Mrayet. It is the first time of these countries at the event.
Activities were resumed in eight regional airports in the Arab country. The sector will also receive investment, according to a government announcement.
The country topped foreign direct investment (FDI) in the region by far in 2011. The total invested in the country was up 37% from 2010, as against 16% for the continent as a whole.
Brazilian issues of bonds in foreign markets consisted mainly of fixed income. In June, the volume was US$ 3 billion.
The flow of foreign direct investment amounted to US$ 1.5 trillion in 2011. The increment should be smaller this year.
