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.
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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.
The International Monetary Fund advises the Arab country’s government to promote growth of the private sector and diversify the economy.
The Focus Bulletin done by the Brazilian Central Bank indicates for the first time a retraction of the Brazilian GDP in 2016, besides the downturn already predicted for this year.
The Syrian engineer Talal Altinawi already cooks typical cuisine dishes and wants to open his business. For funding, he turned to crowdfunding, in which unknown people donate via internet.
Saoud Khoory, general manager of Abu Dhabi mall, will be one of the speakers at the Latam Retail Show, retail event that takes place in the city of São Paulo from August 24 to 27th with exhibition and panels.
City Hall’s Secretariat of Development, Labor and Entrepreneurship promotes next Tuesday (18th) in the city of São Paulo a meeting that covers the legal questions upon the hiring of refugees and immigrants.

