Conference on the topic takes place in Brasília in November and will discuss targets to reduce the numbers of victims. Brazil and 18 other countries, among them Oman and Morocco, are committed to the goals.
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In a day of tension in the financial markets, the São Paulo Stock Exchange closes down 1.99% and the dollar rises. China and political tension impacted the negative performance.
Survey of the National Confederation of Industry shows output decline in July and pessimism for the next six months.
The GDP of the Arab country increased 0.7% from April to June with the impact of two terrorist attacks in the economic activity. In Q1 the growth was of 1.7%.
The country shipped 7.365 million barrels per day, 430,000 barrels more than in May. Domestic consumption also increased in the month.
According to the Brazilian statistics institute, unemployment rate in July stood at 7.5% and average income per worker declined 2.4% in comparison to the same period of 2014.
The company extracted 2.796 million barrels of oil and gas per day last month, an increase of 1.8% over June and of 3.6% over July of last year.
Journalist Lú Braga created a virtual space to report on her everyday life in the Arab country and her experiences as a foreigner. She lives in Beirut since April and also promotes social actions.
Brazilian Central Bank’s index shows that there was a decline in Q2 over Q1 this year. In comparison to the same time period of last year, the decline was even higher: 3.09%.
An agreement with German development bank will make available R$ 1 billion (US$ 288 million) for sustainable and efficient public transportation projects in metro areas.
From January to July, the Federal Revenue collected R$ 712 billion (US$ 205.45 billion) in taxes, a decline of 2.9% over the same period of 2014.
The Board of Directors of the state-owned oil company authorized public offering of the subsidiary.
With the Brazilian market in a decline, the sector can benefit of stimulus measures to external sales, according to the president of the manufacturers’ association.
It’s the fifth straight week in which the Brazilian foreign trade registers a surplus, with exports overcoming imports. External sales are dropping, but purchases are declining even more.
