Brazil exported the equivalent to US$ 309.1 million to the region in the first two months of the year, expansion of 44.3% over the same period last year.
Author: From the Newsroom
Production in the country should rise by 190,000 barrels a day this year, the largest growth among the countries that are not part of the OPEC. The forecast is by the organisation itself.
Brazilian agribusiness sales to the region were the highlight in February. Among the Arabs, Morocco had the most expressive increase in purchases, 81.5%. In all, revenues reached US$ 4.4 billion.
The figure refers to the month of January, when the country received 734,636 passengers, the largest volume since 2000.
Nineteen producers of inputs and equipment in the sector are at the Arab Dental Exhibition, which began on Tuesday and ends on Thursday. They hope to develop up to US$ 6 million in deals.
According to the minister of Agriculture, Reinhold Stephanes, the 2009/2010 grain crop should be the largest in history, above the record 144.1 million tonnes of 2007/2008.
Shiva Nataraj school, from São Paulo, has started registering students for a course with Alex Nasser. The classes begin on the 17th and students should learn 14 Arab rhythms in four months.
The region was the one that grew most in passenger turnover in January. In domestic flights, however, the greatest growth was in Latin America, especially in Brazil.
The airline from Bahrain bets on regional aviation, a sector for which the Brazilian aircraft maker’s jets were developed. The aircraft to be used are the Embraer 170, for 67 passengers.
The Portuguese airline should inaugurate a route between Lisbon and Algiers in June. In the same month, it should start flying to Marrakesh, Morocco. A flight to Casablanca is in service.
The 5th edition of the World Urban Forum, promoted by the UN-Habitat, in Rio de Janeiro, brings over 130 international exhibitors, among them Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.
Octogone is among the international buyers invited to the facing product fair, in São Paulo. The event, to take place in March, should generate US$ 150 million in business.
Article ‘A new diet for the crops’, by editor Isaura Daniel, won the first place award in the Internet category of the award promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Brazilian exports in the month totalled US$ 12.197 billion, and imports, US$ US$ 11.803 billion. This year, the accumulated trade balance surplus is US$ 228 million.
