The French minister was chosen by the institution after competing with the president of the Central Bank of Mexico, Agustín Carstens, for the post. Brazil was officially in favour of her.
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Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, a diplomat from the Arab country, will head the 66th Assembly General of the United Nations starting in September. He will replace the Swiss Joseph Deiss.
In May, Brazilian airports recorded 708,000 international flight arrivals, a record figure for the month.
Revenues with foreign sales of the product reached US$ 53.1 million in Minas Gerais in the first five months of the year.
The ports of Paranaguá and Antonina should start returning to their suppliers the packages and residues of pesticides, batteries and tyres, according to the National Policy of Solid Residues.
The Phenom 100 is the first delivered to Titan Aviation, which should receive another two aircraft of the model in 2012. The company works in leasing and should send the aircraft to India.
The decline in disbursements was recorded from January to April. According to the bank, which loaned US$ 21.2 billion, the trend is a reflection of increased interest rates.
Embraer forecasts that the market for 30- to 120-seat aircraft will see a turnover of US$ 320 billion up until 2030. The greatest growth should come from the Middle East, Latin America and China.
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.’
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.
