Natura is developing products that combine consumer trends with ingredients from Brazil’s biodiversity. One of its most recent launches was developed in Dubai.
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An International Monetary Fund mission concluded that the country is managing the challenges posed by the international environment but needs to put its debt on a downward trajectory.
At an African Development Bank meeting, Mauritania’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Abdallahi Ould Mohameden, said the country has been making efforts to attract private investment.
The expansion refers to the first three months of 2026. Compared to the same period a year earlier, the economy grew 1.8%, according to the government statistics agency.
Sales from the Arab country, concentrated in fertilizers, grew more than 500% between January and April. Exports ended the period down 8%.
The African Development Bank estimates the country’s gross domestic product will expand 4.1% this year and 4.2% next year.
So far this year, both exports and imports have increased compared to 2025. Total trade volume has reached USD 171 million.
Initiative aims to boost resilience and reduce costs for businesses operating in the emirate. Total package amounts to USD 410 million.
The trade fair kicked off on Monday (18) with a debate on the new workweek model during the opening ceremony, attended by Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.
The event will be held in 2027, and Brazil’s participation is part of the international promotion agenda for the footwear industry through the Brazilian Footwear project.
Brazil’s Finance Ministry will take part in upcoming meetings of the BRICS bank and the G7 finance track. In addition to the economic impacts of ongoing wars, Dario Durigan is expected to bring up the issue of raw materials essential to the technology industry.
Saudi Arabia’s oil company posted net profit of USD 32.5 billion in the first quarter and said a pipeline was key to bypassing transport restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Brazilian company delivered 44 aircraft from January to March this year, 47% more than in the same period of 2025, and recorded its highest-ever revenue for the period at USD 1.4 billion.
Exports to Africa rose 34.9% compared to April 2025, according to trade balance data for the period released by the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services.

