The Arab country received US$ 692 million in investment in the first three months of the year, according to a study by the Tunisian Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation.
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The activity of the Brazilian economy declined for the second month in a row. There was a 0.07% slowdown in February compared with January.
The retail chain institute gives a training course to low-income youths and the initiative will be used by the IDB as a template for similar actions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The companies signed a protocol of intentions last week, providing for the following up of joint projects.
The Brazilian government aims to save the amount in order to pay public debt interest next year. The GDP growth forecast is 5.5%, as against 4.5% in 2012.
The program will be broadcast this eventing. Reporter Glória Maria, who travelled to the country, will chat with internet users after the programme.
Brazilian economy must have greater productivity to improve competitiveness, said BNDES president Luciano Coutinho, in a meeting at the CNI.
Shipments dropped 6% in comparison with the same period last year. China, Italy and the United States were the main buyers of the product.
Artisan Monica Carvalho, from Rio, sells decoration items and accessories to the Emirates, France and England. She plans to grow by investing in the Arab world. Natural materials are her trump card.
The first Algerian president and leader of the country’s independence movement died last Wednesday. The government declared an eight-day mourning period.
The organisation of oil exporter countries has listed the political uncertainty in Arab countries, the fear of shortages and the activities of speculators as factors for higher oil prices.
In an address in Washington, on Thursday, the managing director of the Fund informed that the world economy is recovering, but in a fragile manner.
Guido Mantega stated that Brazil’s financial institutions charge the world’s highest spread and ‘want the bill to rest on the government’s back.’ He is pushing for lower interest rates for financing.
The Egyptian 2005 Nobel Prize winner will participate in the Boundaries of Thinking lecture cycle in São Paulo Porto Alegre. He will discuss issues such as the Arab Spring and atomic threats.
