This is the evaluation of the International Monetary Fund. Forecasts regarding GDP expansion vary from country to country, but retraction is expected in no nation in the region.
Author: From the Newsroom
The shipments generated US$ 493.1 million in the first quarter, according to figures disclosed by the Confederation of Brazilian Hides and Skins Industries.
City halls from cities with over 100,000 inhabitants and state governments may create projects for cooperation with African countries and Haiti valued up to US$ 200,000.
The fair should take place in May, in Damascus. At least 400 companies should participate, according to the organizers of the event.
The government of the state of Minas Gerais signed a protocol of intention with the Institute of Advanced Studies to check the feasibility of an aeronautics hub in the state.
Exports from Brazil to the region generated US$ 20 million last month. Lebanon and Syria were the main markets.
Financing to the sector grew from 2003 to 2010, according to Tourism minister Pedro Novais.
World Trade Organization ranking points out that Brazilian imports increased the most among the world’s major economies.
Brazil exported the equivalent of US$ 647.6 million in March. Rising revenues attest to year-on-year price increase, considering that the volume shipped only grew by 1.3%.
The aim is to discuss, with other hospitals in São Paulo, the establishment of a crisis management network.
Africa was the second top target of foreign investment by China from 2003 to 2009. The leading destination in the region was South Africa, but Algeria and Sudan received capital as well.
Fitch Ratings agency points out that the country boasts sustainable growth and is able to resist an eventual economic crisis.
Offered at Casa do Saber, the ‘Mysteries of Ancient Egypt’ course should show the story of pharaohs and their pyramids.
The São Paulo Cultural Centre will host a night of Arab poetry, dancing and music next Thursday. A tribute will be paid to Arab countries that have undergone social change recently.

