On the 6th, the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital will open its first external unit, in the Itaim Bibi neighbourhood of São Paulo. Facilities will include image diagnosis, oncology and reproduction centres.
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Airports in the two cities had some of the highest increases in passenger flow in September, according to the Airport Council International. Middle East and Latin America topped the global ranking.
The Brazilian trade balance recorded a surplus of US$ 14.6 billion from January to October. There was a 35% decline over the same period of 2009 as a result of the increase in imports.
Sales of vehicles in Brazil rose from 3.9 million units to 4.3 million units from January to October. The figures were disclosed today by the Fenabrave.
The multinational should start running a mayonnaise production unit in the city of Gaspar by December next year.
Estimates for expansion of the Gross Domestic Product of Brazil in 2010 have risen from 7.55% to 7.60%. For 2011, the forecast is for GDP growth of 4.5%, maintained for 47 weeks.
Revenues from Brazilian shoe sales to the Saudi market reached US$ 10 mn from January to September this year, representing growth of 86%. Average price of product sold to Arab market has increased.
Attending international trade fairs is the strategy for promoting the route covering Jericoacoara, Delta do Parnaíba and Lençóis Maranhenses, in the states of Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão.
The city should have a coffee festival between November 10th and 14th. Cultural, informative and leisure activities involving the product will take place at Unicamp and Sesc.
The reserve of Libra, in the Santos Basin, may contain up to 15 billion barrels, according to National Petroleum Agency data. Presently, the country has 14 billion barrels of recoverable oil.
According to consultancy firm Economatica, in October, the average daily trading volume at the São Paulo Stock Exchange was the highest ever.
Executives in the luxury hotel chain in the Emirates met with representatives from the organisation, in São Paulo, to speak about their plans in Brazil.
The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer announced that two Embraer 190 jets, with 96 seats each, have been incorporated to the Bahraini airline’s fleet. They will fly regional and medium-range routes.
The luxury hotel chain that manages nine hotels in Dubai, two in London and one in New York, wants to attract Brazilians to its units and is studying the possibility of investing in Brazil.
