A report from the UN agency notes that the world economy needs structural changes in order for investment and wages to grow in years to come, and that industrialization can usher in that expansion.
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Hashim Sarkis, the dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver a lecture on urbanization in big cities at the University of São Paulo next week.
The index climbed 2.2 points to 53.7, the highest score since January 2014. Scores above 50 are an indication of optimism.
State-owned company reveals plans to invest USD 74.1 billion in the next five years, a lower figure than the one from the previous business plan.
Created by Brasília, Brazil native Viviane Carvalho, the online publication Connection Beirut aims to portray the Lebanon that lies beyond the politics and conflict. It covers history, events, culture and personalities.
In September’s third week, exports continued to exceed imports and went up in comparison to the performance registered in the same month of 2015.
Financial institutions polled by the Brazilian Central Bank estimate a 7.34% rate at the end of 2016. Last week’s projection had been 7.36%.
The president authorized the Brazilian Central Bank to buy paper for currency and “metal coins” from foreigner supplier.
The United States currency slid 1.02% to BRL 3.2680. The São Paulo Stock Exchange index Ibovespa fell 1.43% to 57,079 points.
A document released by IMF director-general Christine Lagarde indicates that the region will take at least 20 years to recover. In Syria, school dropout rates have gone up and life expectancy fell.
According to the Brazilian minister of Mines and Energy, the federal government should auction old onshore fields in February and halfway through the first half of next year.
Transportation, energy and sanitation projects announced by the federal government will rely on as much as 80% of financing from the Brazilian Development Bank and the Federal Savings Bank.
The space put together by the Arab country during the 2016 Rio Olympics won the Cultural Promotion award from the city’s Trade Board. The house featured culture, fashion, and gastronomy activities.
The decline in the second quarter of this year was the first since quarter three, 2014, the National Federation of Industry (CNI) said.

