The Brazil-Arab News Agency had its anniversary last month and celebrated it with a record high number of visits: 1,170,000 in September.
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Revenues from Brazilian exports to the Arab League countries totalled US$ 1.42 billion in September. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Emirates, Algeria and Morocco were among the leading targets.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber’s Nahid Chicani will speak on the relation between Brazil and the Arab world at the 13th Arab Businessmen Forum, to be attended by local entrepreneurs this week in Beirut.
The population of Brazil should peak at 206.8 million in 2030. From then on, the number of citizens should start declining, according to a survey of the Applied Economic Research Institute.
Perspectives are the best possible for mining in Brazil, a sector that answers to 5% of GDP and should have revenues of US$ 35 billion in 2010. China and domestic growth explain the boom.
In early October, the Brazilian food industry group completed its purchase of multinational Keystone Foods, which owns operations in 13 countries, including Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Emirates.
Eight companies in the state have received Fundopem and Integrar, financial incentive programmes of the state’s government, to expand facilities and generate new jobs. US$ 171.66 million will be inves
The Brazilian Tourism minister, Luiz Barretto, is on a trip to the region and will go to Turkey, Jordan and Israel to discuss business and new flights. He will get to know the tourism system in Petra.
The number of job positions in the industry grew 0.1% from July to August. There was growth of 5.2% over the same period of 2009. The result was disclosed today by the IBGE.
The mine that attracted crowds in the 1980s is now explored as a modern mine by the Canadian Colossus. The old mining village, however, is still witness to the past.
Foreign investors have secured a large share of new offerings made on the Brazilian variable income market from January to August. United States and Europe accounted for the largest volumes.
Foreign sales of completely knocked down (disassembled) vehicles grew 168% in Brazil from January to September. The Anfavea has reviewed export forecasts for the year due to the turnover.
Carajás should double its production capacity by 2015. The Vale mine in the middle of the Amazon forest is responsible for making Parauapebas, in Pará, the second main exporter in Brazil.
In 2010, oil production by the Brazilian state-owned company will be 2% to 3% lower than expected, according to the enterprise. The previous estimate was of 2.1 million barrels per day.
