The country is the leading exporter of natural gas in the world. The Qatari minister of Energy, Saad al Kaabi, said the goal is to ‘focus on the gas business.’
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The second highest surplus on record for a November came as a result of USD 21 billion in exports and USD 17 billion in imports.
Foreign sales fetched nearly USD 70 million from January to October, the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism reported.
The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) slid for the sixth week back-to-back, this time to 3.89%, as per a Brazilian Central Bank poll.
Quarter three economic expansion was driven by services, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported.
The French carmaker has been manufacturing automobiles in the country for 20 years now. Some of the output gets shipped to Latin America and Africa.
Brazil’s National Treasury, Social Security and Central ran a combined BRL 9.45 billion (USD 2.44 billion) primary surplus, the widest for an October since 2016.
December 4 will see the termination of the mechanism guaranteeing that foreign investors could pull out their money in dollars after selling their investments in Egyptian securities. The move could allow more volatility for the Egyptian pound.
The number of jobless workers slid in August-October from 12.3% in May-July, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Oil and gas production averaged 3.34 million barrels of oil equivalent per day for the Brazilian state-run oil company in October.
On the eve of the bloc’s summit, in Buenos Aires, OECD reported that exports rose only 0.3%, with imports up 0.7%, a reflection of protectionist measures taken by the member countries.
Production capacity reached 167 million tons last year, up 7% over 2016.
The sector grossed BRL 65.1 billion (USD 16.8 billion) from January to October, up 7.7% compared with a year ago.
The property developer has announced that it will sell some of its Dubai hotels to Abu Dhabi National Hotels.

