The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which runs the country’s transitional government, announced the timetable for the parliamentary elections today.
Author: From the Newsroom
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.
Brazilian company Ebit estimated the national industry’s revenues for this year. The figure represents a 36% increase over 2010.
IMF figures show that the country has the greatest per capita GDP and show that, in 2016, income of each citizen may be double that of the North Americans.
The country wants to reduce its dependence on imported energy and lower the spending that desalinating seawater entails. For such, a nuclear plant will be built.
The figure concerns the period from January to August. There was growth of 15.6% compared with the same period of 2010.
Christine Lagarde says countries must work together to seek a solution to the crisis and urges reforms to prevent collapse.
The Summit of South American-Arab Countries (Aspa) should have taken place earlier this year, but was suspended due to the Arab Spring.
The International Monetary Fund has revised its growth estimate for the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Brazil downwards from 4.1% to 3.8%. The cause is the crisis in wealthy nations.
The Palestinian Wadah Khanfar was the director general of the Qatari TV channel for eight years. During that period, the network became internationally known.
Revenues from shipments increased by 35% compared with the same month of last year. Arab countries are among the leading target markets.
The governor of the Bank stated that the country needs US$ 4 billion.
A World Tourism Organization report shows a ‘clear’ reversal of the decline in visits to Egypt and Tunisia underway. South America was the region where activity grew the most in the first half.

