Wael Assaf arrived in Campo Grande fleeing from the Islamic State. To support his family, he sells kibbe in a street stand. An internet campaign is collecting funds for him to open his own business.
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The company from São Paulo exported to the United Arab Emirates through one of its partner companies and sees great potential in the region.
Arabs will be represented by Syria, Lebanon, Morocco and Egypt in artistic performances, handicraft and cuisine. The event will take place on June 5, 11 and 12 at São Paulo’s Immigration Museum.
On May 8, the Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras surpassed 1 million oil barrels of oil equivalent (oil and natural gas) per day extracted in the pre-salt layer.
International Monetary Fund staff met with local authorities and suggested measures to enable the country to borrow, support the poor and reduce its debt.
May’s index went up 0.3% over the previous month. In comparison to May 2015, however, there was a decline of 7.2%.
Installed capacity utilization rate stood at 76.9% in April, below 77.2% in March, according to a survey by the industry confederation.
Purchases of clothing abroad declined 60% in April over the same month of 2015, according to the sector’s association.
Brazil’s surplus stood at USD 6.437 billion, the best result for the month since 1989. Exports dropped 0.2% in comparison to the same period of last year. Imports declined 24.3%.
Brazil’s Gross Domestic Product reached BRL 1.47 trillion from January through March as per a survey from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). All three sectors of economy contracted.
The autonomous region in the North of Iraq is receiving more refugees and internally displaced people due to the conflicts in the region, but it can resume inclusive growth, according to the World Bank.
Brazil’s Federal Revenue has enacted a rule slashing the withholding tax on cash remittances to foreign countries for purposes of covering personal expenditures.
After two consecutive months with a deficit, the consolidated public sector registered a surplus in April.
Brazilian timber industry revenue was up 7.3% from January through April this year to USD 2.6 billion. The top-selling product was pulp.
