Acquisitions of Brazilian enterprises by foreign ones increased in the first nine months of the year. There were 157 transactions, 25% more than in the same period last year, according to KPMG.
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New undersecretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, will take his first trip on the job to Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia. To him, the African Union is an ‘indispensable partner.’
Brazilian foreign sales revenues reached US$ 163.2 million in September. Year-to-date as of September, shipments totalled US$ 1.56 billion, 19% more than in the same period of 2010.
Number of visitors in the region may go from 61 million in 2010 to 149 million in 2030, according to a survey of the World Tourism Organization. Worldwide, the tourist flow should reach 1.8 billion.
The company’s Airbus A330 will be equipped with engines that consume less fuel. The measure was taken by the company while it awaits delivery of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Three United Nations hunger relief agencies forecast that food insecurity will increase and claim that higher consumption of biofuels pushes food prices up.
Company will promote the first meeting for its operators in the Middle East. The focus is on finding solutions to improve support and lower the costs of commercial jets operating in the region.
Anuga, in Germany, should end on the 12th. Among the Brazilian participants are 70 companies and 12 sector organisations. The fair includes a forum about halal certification with Brazilian presence.
Revenues with exports to the Arab countries totalled US$ 167 million from January to September. In total, Brazil shipped over US$ 6 billion in the period.
In September, the state of Minas Gerais posted revenues US$ 975.7 million from agribusiness exports, a 2.64% increase over August.
UN claims that some nations progress more slowly than others, but should at least attain one of the targets set for 2015.
The General Assembly of the United Nations’ agency will be held from October 8 to 14 in Gyeongju, South Korea.
The value of agricultural and forestry production in the state of São Paulo totalled US$ 33.6 billion in 2011, with expansion of 17% over last year. Cane leads the ranking.
The agency was awarded the journalism prize of the Brazilian Association of Highway Concessionaires in the internet category, for the report ‘Ready to resurface,’ by Isaura Daniel.
