Foreign tourists visiting Brazil may receive tourist data on their cellular phones at the country’s main international airports. The service, a government initiative, will be available in 13 cities.
Author: From the Newsroom
The meetings held at trade fair Hospitalar, in the city of São Paulo, brought together 21 buyers from 13 countries. The sales should take place over the next 12 months.
The Brazilian stand at Beautyworld Middle East, a fair that began on Tuesday, in Dubai, received the president of the Board of Business of the Emirates. Hair products were the highlight.
The Brazilian mining company sold a 30% minority stake in Vale Oman Pelletizing Company to Oman Oil Company, the country’s oil company. The sale generated US$ 125 million.
Emirates Hotels & Resorts won the Tourism for Tomorrow Award, granted by the World Travel & Tourism Council to companies that dedicate themselves to sustainable tourism.
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.
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.
