Revenues from Brazilian exports to the Middle East reached US$ 2.2 billion last year, an increase of 13% compared with 2009. Brazil exported a total of US$ 6.8 billion.
Author: From the Newsroom
The hotel in Anguilla, a British territory, should be inaugurated in three years.
The region’s share of Brazilian agribusiness exports has risen from 9% to 10%. Revenues from shipments to the Middle East reached US$ 7.7 billion last year.
This is the value of contracts signed from January to mid December, with US$ 33 billion turned just to civil construction works. The country is the second main market in the sector in the Middle East.
Brazilian foreign sales totalled US$ 5.66 billion last year, growth of 33% over 2009. The volume shipped was 33 million bags, growth of 9%.
The fourth World Future Energy Summit will be held from January 17th to 20th in Abu Dhabi. The event will address matters such as biofuels and solar energy, among others.
Starting on Monday, Brazilian soap opera O Clone (The Clone), which was a big hit in Brazil and abroad in 2001, will return to the screen on the Rede Globo network.
The São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) reached record levels of financial volume, trading volume and market value reached by shares traded.
The Qatari and Brazilian airlines have established a code-share agreement. Passengers of the Arab company will have access to 48 destinations in the Brazilian territory.
With investment of US$ 9.6 million, the business event, to take place in the sidelines of Fashion Rio, should have 310 exhibitors from all over Brazil. 50,000 visitors are expected.
The rate was recorded last year. Countries such as Brazil, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are among those that contributed the most to the increase.
Project involves US$ 150 million in investment and is being discussed by the German automaker, its representative in the market and the Algerian government. Renault is also considering a unit there.
Mohsen Bilal, the Syrian minister of Information, met with mayor Gilberto Kassab this Tuesday. He has come to Brazil to attend the inauguration of president Dilma Rousseff.
The Brazilian government forecasts 13% growth in foreign sales compared with 2010. Developing countries should be responsible for driving business.
