International Monetary Fund claims that uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa may help the region’s economy.
Author: From the Newsroom
The construction fair held in Dubai was visited by 49,000 people. The fair had 32 national pavilions, among them Brazil’s, organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber and the Export Promotion Agency (Apex
Brazilian coffee exports to the Arab countries were US$ 226 million, with 1.14 million bags, from January to November this year. There was growth of 39% in revenues and 1% in volume.
Brazilian agribusiness sales to foreign countries generated US$ 91.41 billion in revenues from January to November. The sector accounts for the country’s trade surplus.
World Petroleum Congress started this Monday in Doha. Event will discuss innovations in the field and clean energies. The Brazilian state-owned company’s president will speak on Thursday.
Paranaguá and Antonina had a combined throughput of 38 million tonnes this year. Soy and sugar rank among the most shipped items.
Revenues of the shopping centre sector in Brazil should grow 12% this year as against 2010, according to Abrasce estimates.
The federal government announced measures to foster the economy, among them regulation of Reintegra, forecasting return of 3% of the value exported by Brazilian companies in manufactured products.
UN launches its “The future we want” campaign for the Rio+20 Conference, which will discuss sustainable development in Rio in 2012. The objective is to get society involved in the debate.
Sovereign funds from the Persian Gulf have signed an agreement to invest in tourism-oriented works in the Maghreb country.
The volume of the commodity’s exports to the region dropped 13% from January to October this year compared with the same period of 2010.
Those interested in selling 100,000 tonnes of the commodity to the Arab country should send proposals up to the 5th. Brazil already exports wheat to the Syrian market.
The oil company recorded an increase in oil and gas production in domestic and foreign fields. The daily average was 2.3 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Products shipped from abroad answer to around one fifth of the Brazilian market, according to a research by the CNI. The percentage is record.
