According to a study disclosed by the Brazilian Franchising Association, the sector expects growth of 32.7% in the first quarter of this year as against the same period in 2010.
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The former Brazilian president should be one of the main speakers at a forum promoted by the television channel from Doha, Qatar. The theme is ‘The Arab world in transition: Has the future arrived?’.
Revenues reached US$ 606 million last month. Sales totalled 2.664 million bags.
Saudi prince Alwaleed Bin Talal is the top billionaire in the Middle East, according to the Forbes list. The list also includes the Saudi Mohammed Al Amoudi and the Kuwaiti Nasser Al-Kharafi.
Conab projections for the 2010/2011 crop point towards record production of 154.2 million tonnes of grain in Brazil.
Brazilian fruit producers have closed US$ 4.5 million in deals at Gulfood, a food industry fair in Dubai. Revenues should exceed US$ 9 million in 12 months.
Brazilian foreign sales in February totalled US$ 161.7 million. The value exported in the first two months of the year, US$ 302.7 million, was the best result in recent years.
The Brazilian foreign minister Antonio Patriota will be in Doha, Qatar, this Wednesday. He will attend meetings with the country’s emir and prime minister.
‘To know Bolsa Família is being copied in many countries, including the US, speaks volumes about the program’s positive social impact and macroeconomic solidity,’ says the Fund’s managing director.
Brazilian output grew 6.3% in January compared with the same month of 2010, but declined by 2.65% compared with December, due to halted production at some rigs.
The mining company has temporarily suspended testing at its unit in Oman, in the Middle East, due to political and social instability in the country.
From March 21 to April 13, the Arab Culture Institute should promote course ‘Arab Countries: current conjecture and perspectives’, in São Paulo, with eight meetings with specialists and professors.
The company and the government of Bahia are going to sign, on Tuesday (1), a protocol of intention to guide actions for construction of a LNG regassification terminal in the state.
The Ministry of Tourism of the Arab country is inviting Brazilian companies to participate in the events, to take place in May and July, in Damascus.
