Financing to natural persons reached US$ 57 billion by the end of the first half, representing growth of 48% over the same period of last year.
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The event is due August 27th and 28th at the Goiânia Ouro Municipal Centre – Cine. The exhibit will feature ten films made in Arab countries, plus French, Australian and North American productions.
Countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Emirates, plus Iran, are among the 20 leading international markets for Brazilian agribusiness. Total exports reached US$ 7.3 billion in July.
Brazilian foreign sales of the product reached US$ 392 million last month, representing growth of 25.8% over July 2009. A total of 2.44 million bags were shipped, growth of 7.8%.
From January to July, sales of the Brazilian product grew by 74% over the same period last year. The Confederation of Hides and Skins Industries expects to end the year with US$ 1.7 bn in exports.
Retail sales in countries in the region and in Africa totalled US$ 2.4 billion last year, representing growth of 8% over 2008. The data were supplied by consultancy Euromonitor.
Mai Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Culture minister, was named chairperson of the World Heritage Committee yesterday. The organization’s last meeting was held in the Brazilian capital Brasília.
The hotel chain from Dubai should manage Jumeirah Gamsha Bay Resort, a five-star enterprise in Palm Gamsha, on the Red Sea.
A survey conducted by the Airports Council International shows that the São Paulo International Airport was among those with the highest increase in passenger flow during the first half.
The Brazil-Arab News Agency received 1,000,138 visits in July, a figure 19.4% higher than in June and the highest in the agency’s history. Visitation this year has surpassed 5 million.
Bloc’s heads of state should discuss issues such as ending the double collection of the common external tariff, the free trade agreement with Egypt and the granting of tariff preferences to Haiti.
The Brazilian government was contacted by representatives of the Arab country to discuss the matter. ‘Roads of Arabia’ features 350 archaeological items and is now on display at the Louvre Museum.
US$ 10 billion project will be built in Yanbu, on the Saudi Red Sea coast. Seven companies were hired, of which three are based in the Arab country itself and four are foreign.
São Paulo – The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations informed today (26th) that the country’s government has donated US$ 300,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The funds will be allocated to humanitarian aid actions at camps in Tindouf, Algeria, according to the Brazilian foreign ministry (Itamaraty). According to the ministry, the funds
