Tomorrow is the deadline for enrolling at the Cultural Exchange and Diffusion Programme of the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, which aims at providing financial coverage of transport expenses by artists, technicians and scholars invited to participate in cultural events abroad. Over 600 people have already benefited from this year by the project, which funded trips to more than 30 different destinations, including Morocco.
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Enterprise survival is the highlight of the Company Demographics survey, disclosed today (29th) by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Of the total of 737,950 units established in 1997 throughout the country, only 51.6% remained active as of 2005. Enterprises with up to four employees answered to
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Enterprise survival is the highlight of the Company Demographics survey, disclosed today (29th) by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Of the total of 737,950 units established in 1997 throughout the country, only 51.6% remained active as of 2005. Enterprises with up to four employees answered to
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – This morning (29th), the Brazilian Lower House paid a tribute on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, created by the United Nations (UN). November 29th was the date in which the UN Partition Plan for the Palestine was approved, in 1947. The ceremony
The estimate was presented yesterday by the president at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Antonio Sarkis Jr., during a dinner promoted by the organisation in Dubai for Brazilian and Arab businessmen. Ambassador Flávio Sapha claimed that the number of executives travelling between the two countries is on the rise.
From January until now, US$ 33.4 billion in foreign direct investment have entered the country, a much higher figure than initially estimated by the Central Bank and market analysts. Economists consulted by ANBA ascribe the performance to factors such as the worldwide increase in capital flow, the quest for emerging markets, the growth of the Brazilian economy, and the solidity of national companies.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Brazilian balance of payments, which consists of all commercial and financial transactions with foreign countries, recorded a US$ 4.252 surplus in October, and a US$ 77.996 billion surplus in the accumulated result for the year. During the equivalent periods of last year, the figures recorded were US$ 4.683 billion and
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has acquired 4.9% of the North American financial group, thus becoming its main individual shareholder, and surpassing the Saudi prince Alaweed bin Talal. The capital injection is going to help the company cover the losses that have occurred due to the United States mortgage crisis. Investors from the Gulf have already announced investments of US$ 70 billion in businesses worldwide this year.
FDI inflow reached US$ 33.4 billion this year, the best result recorded since 1947, when the historical series was initiated. The data were disclosed by the Brazilian Central Bank this Wednesday.
Artist Marilza Ramos sold the 38 pictures she took to Index, the largest furniture and decoration fair in the Middle East. Now the company is studying the possibility of establishing a warehouse in Dubai. Formanova closed deals of US$ 60,000. Sarquis Sâmara, in turn, will have a shop at Ibn Batuta shopping centre.
Jebel Ali Free Zone, in the United Arab Emirates, already houses offices and distribution centres for three Brazilian companies. Another three will be present by the end of the year. Companies in the ornamental stones, auto parts and dental equipment fields will start using the premises owned there by the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency, which were visited yesterday by the business mission currently in the Gulf.
The mission promoted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency visited real estate developer Sorouh, in charge of large real estate enterprises in the emirate. The director at the company, Adnan Salhi, stated that it is open to materials from Brazil, as long as they have good quality and pricing.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The 2007/2008 Human Development Report, published today (27th) in the Brazilian capital Brasília by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), reveals that for the first time in history Brazil has entered the group of countries listed in the High Human Development Category, even though it is still far from the level
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The 2007/2008 Human Development Report, published today (27th) in the Brazilian capital Brasília by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), reveals that for the first time in history Brazil has entered the group of countries listed in the High Human Development Category, even though it is still far from the level
