Anas Obeid has been a refugee in Brazil for a year and four months. In order to earn a living, he opened a shop in São Paulo’s Mooca district where he creates custom-made perfumes for his customers.
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Brazil’s Federal Revenue department collected USD 43.4 billion in taxes in October, the highest amount ever for the month. Regularization of assets held abroad was the reason.
The index fell after four consecutive monthly increases. The worsening of inflation forecast was the main reason for the drop.
Although the Retailer Confidence Index has increased for the seventh straight month, it is still at a level seen as weak.
The event opens on Friday (25) and will feature Egypt’s Mohamed Shahin, one of the world’s leading dancers and choreographers of Arab rhythms.
Nine agreements entered into in Tangier provide for USD 43.5 million worth of investment in car parts manufacturing.
The UN agency expects a drop in the region’s foreign sales for the fourth consecutive year in 2016. The decline, however, won’t be a sharp as the one in 2015.
Brazil’s domestic and foreign nominal debts eased in October from September, to BRL 3.03 trillion.
Brazil saw USD 8.4 billion worth of direct investment last month. The amount is 25% higher than in October 2015.
Expenditure in foreign countries reached USD 1.4 billion in October, up 41.8% from October 2015. Spending by foreign tourists in Brazil went down.
A report on the matter will be presented to the UN General Assembly. The trade and development agency claims the Palestinian economy could ‘easily’ be twice as big if the territories were not occupied.
The third week of November saw USD 8.94 billion worth of exports from Brazil, with imports reaching USD 7.06 billion.
The amount by which imports outpaced exports decreased year-to-date through September, with foreign sales at USD 5.5 billion and purchases reaching USD 14.1 billion.
According to a Central Bank poll of financial institutions, Brazil’s GDP shrinkage projection for this year has also widened.
