The National Library Foundation created the International Book Centre, an area to release new bids, with disbursement for promotion of works abroad and for foreign translators to live in Brazil.
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The government-owned oil company tops the Forbes magazine’s ranking. Its output is 12.5 million barrels per day. Brazil’s Petrobras ranks 14th.
The institution increased disbursements by 1% from January to May. Inquiries about loans grew 27% in the period, showing growth in investment in coming months.
Four executives from KSWC, the water company of the Sudanese capital, will be in Brazil’s Federal District until Friday to proceed with cooperation works with the local sanitation company.
The outflow of dollars exceeded the inflow by US$ 212 million this month up to Friday, according to the Central Bank.
This year, the holy period for Islam begins on July 20 and ends on August 18. Mosques throughout the country become crowded at prayer times and the faithful meet to break their fast late in the day.
The country has gone from second to eighth in the list of countries with the most optimistic businessmen. Still, it remains among the ten most positive in a survey of 40 nations.
Exports, imports, and the trade balance have declined last week. There was a slowdown in sales of basic, semi-manufactured, and manufactured goods.
The number of visitors reached 845,642 in May, according to the government. The movement, however, is far from that prior to the Arab Spring.
The organisation has lowered its forecast for Brazilian growth this year. Now the estimate is 2.5%, half a percentage point below the previous estimate. For 2013, the IMF expects expansion of 4.6%.
Sales totalled US$ US$ 6.6 billion in the first half. In June, however, shipments dropped 9% and were little over US$ 1 billion.
The Qatari airline won an award from the global aviation research company Skytrax. The airline also won the best in the Middle East and best cabin staff categories.
Exports of the Brazilian product to Saudi Arabia totalled US$ 11 million in the first half. In general, Brazil’s foreign sales of shoes dropped 20% in the period.
There was 0.02% retraction in Brazilian economic activity in May as against April, according to a Central Bank of Brazil index. There were also reductions in January and March.
