Symposium will be held this week at the organization’s headquarters, in Geneva, and its theme will be “Making trade and finance work for the people and the planet.’
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According to projections announced by the minister of Tourism, Pedro Novais, the industry should account for 6% of the GDP by the end of the decade. Presently, the share is 3.5%.
Oil and gas production by the Brazilian oil company Petrobras was 0.6% greater in May than in April. Last month, the company produced 2.361 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.
The city of Juazeiro will feature a meeting on desertification and climate changes in October. Enrolments are open for works to be presented.
The country will gain importance as a global supplier of foods, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture. The share of soy should rise to 33.2% and poultry, to 49%.
The French Minister of Finance, Christine Lagarde, took a tour of the Arab world to present her candidacy for managing director of the Fund.
The Palestinian ambassador to Brasília, Ibrahim Al Zeben, travelled to the state of Santa Catarina, where he was received by governor Raimundo Colombo and the mayor of Florianópolis, Dário Berger.
The Brazilian city of Itajaí and Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, will be departure points for the famous yacht race around the world.
The Santa Cecília University will offer a basic course in Arabic language. Classes will begin in August, and will be available in the morning and in the afternoon.
United States government announces a US$ 14.5 million donation to the World Food Programme to finance the delivery of 65,000 tonnes of Brazilian agricultural commodities in the African country.
The country traded science, technology and innovation experiences with Brazil, Norway and Singapore at an event in London. The objective is to encourage the growth of these fields in the Arab world.
Revenues from sales in the segment reached US$ 101 million in May, representing growth of 14.49% over the same month of 2010.
Ban Ki-moon will take a tour of Latin America starting next Friday. Aside from Colombia, Argentina and Uruguay, he will visit Brazil and will be received by president Dilma Rousseff.
Participants of the version of the World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia highlighted the need for European aid to countries experiencing political crises.
