The General Assembly of the United Nations’ agency will be held from October 8 to 14 in Gyeongju, South Korea.
Author: From the Newsroom
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.
The executive body is favourable to Palestine’s becoming a full member of the UN agency. The United States oppose this move as well. The final vote will take place on the 25th.
The figure will add to the US$ 529 billion reals previously forecasted for the 2010 to 2015 period. The company wants to boost its production capacity by 100,000 vehicles per year.
The company announced that it will build two manufacturing facilities in Indaiatuba, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, to make building equipment.
Vale Fertilizers signed a protocol of intention to invest US$ 2 billion in the state of Minas Gerais. Plans include phosphate exploration, expansion of the phosphoric acid plant, among others.
The largest building fair in Saudi Arabia will take place from October 16th to 19th. The event should receive over 22,000 visitors.
On October 4, vessel with a crew of up to 300 will join the fleet of the United Nations in the Arab country. The mission is headed by a Brazilian official.
The former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received the Lech Walesa Award, in Poland, and stated that he will donate the US$ 100,000 prize to a nation in Africa.
Abu Dhabi-based holding company’s revenues reached US$ 3.7 bn in the first half. The company posted a profit of US$ 54 million, as against losses of US$ 1.2 bn in the same period of last year.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which runs the country’s transitional government, announced the timetable for the parliamentary elections today.
A total of 322 foreign direct investment projects were announced in the first half of this year, as against 430 in the same period in 2010. The movement reflects the revolutions in the region.
The African Development Bank is going to transfer US$ 7.5 million to the IMF for a project to help strengthen financial institutions and to fight poverty.
