The prognosis for 2012 was culled from a survey of over 300 enterprises in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the Emirates. Still, the forecast concerning the overall behaviour of businesses is cautious.
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The figure concerns the second week of December. During the period, imports stood at US$ 5 billion and exports reached US$ 4.273 billion.
Now, tickets can be reserved for flights of the Dubai-based low-cost airline.
Nair Goulart, the president of Força Sindical in the state of Bahia, will take part in a debate in Amman, where she will speak to Arab women of the Brazilian experience in women’s rights.
More expensive foods were among the factors influencing the greater sales of Brazil to the Arab world up to November. The growth was 22%, to US$ 13.8 billion.
International Monetary Fund claims that uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa may help the region’s economy.
Straight from Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte, Matersol sells beach fashion and gym clothes to Europe, North and South America and the Middle East. The brand aims to expand sales abroad.
To the National Vehicle Manufacturers Association, raised tax and price of imported units will boost demand for domestic vehicles, lowering the number of cars available to be shipped abroad.
The Central Bank index measuring the price of Brazilian primary goods sold to foreign countries declined by 1.7% in November compared with the preceding month.
The gross domestic product performance in quarter three this year was no surprise to analysts. Early this year, the economic growth projection was 4%.
Brazilian Association of Defence and Security Materials Industries forecasts US$ 4.2 billion in foreign sales by 2020. The industry currently ships the equivalent of US$ 1 billion abroad each year.
The forecast is by the Abraciclo, the sector association, for next year. For 2011 a drop of 3% is expected in foreign sales as against 2010, with sales of 67,000 units.
The country’s economy did not expand in the third quarter compared with the second one. According to the minister of Finance, Guido Mantega, the 3.8% annual growth estimate will not come to pass.
World Petroleum Congress started this Monday in Doha. Event will discuss innovations in the field and clean energies. The Brazilian state-owned company’s president will speak on Thursday.
