The Arab nation, comprised of three islands, has launched a nationwide tree-planting campaign. A total of 254,000 trees will be planted to make up for deforestation and fight climate change.
Author: From the Newsroom
Emirates SkyCargo was chosen as the best air cargo company of 2010 by British magazine Air Cargo News. It is the sixth time that the Arab enterprise receives the award.
Brazilian foreign sales in the first four months of 2010 grew by 18% in comparison with the same period of last year. Shipments totalled 1.15 million tonnes.
In April, foreign tourists spent US$ 461 million in the country, the largest value ever recorded in the month since 1947. The total for the first four months of the year is US$ 2.116 billion.
A report disclosed by the Fund informs that the economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa has improved as a result of the pickup in capital inflows and rising oil prices.
Brazilian foreign sales totalled US$ 522.2 million in the first four months, as against US$ 469 million in the same period of last year. The volume shipped increased by 20.8%.
Tourists who buy tickets to Dubai from the airline may apply for the visa to enter the United Arab Emirates online at the company’s Website.
The company signed an agreement with Modern Mining Holding Company Limited for the construction of a calcinated petroleum coke plant in the Arab country. Investment should be US$ 450 million.
Brazilian foreign sales totalled US$ 160 million this month, representing growth of 97% compared with the same period of last year. In the last four-month period, exports totalled US$ 555.9 million.
Works pertaining to government growth acceleration and housing programs and to the elections should boost paint and varnish sales in Brazil in 2010, according to the Sitivesp.
In June, the Brazilian government will promote an international youth conference on environment. Adolescents from 52 countries will attend, including Qatar, Egypt, Yemen and Palestine.
The agency will inaugurate an unit in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, to promote investment and trade. The Apex already has five other centres, one of them in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) should sell its first bonds to a foreign sovereign fund soon. The Middle East is interested.
The country ranks 7th in the list of international event hosts. There was growth of 15.4% in 2009 compared with 2008. The data were supplied by the International Congress and Convention Association.
