The figure was a result of US$ 4.192 billion in exports and US$ 3.801 billion in imports. Thus far in July, the surplus is 12% lower, on average, than in the same month of 2009.
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The Focus bulletin, disclosed today by the Brazilian Central Bank, shows the same projection for the second week in a row. For 2011, the Brazilian economy is expected to grow by 4.5%.
The university will start accepting enrolments for the Arabic language and culture beginners course. Classes will be taught by Iraqi professor Khalid Tailche starting in August.
The city in Rio was the leading exporting municipality in Brazil in the first half, with US$ 4.4 billion in sales. The reason was the doubling of capacity at the Ilha Grande Bay Sea Terminal.
The airline is going to recruit flight attendants in São Paulo next Sunday, July 18th. The selection will take place at the Intercity Premium hotel, starting at 10:00 am.
In October, Beirut will host the World Congress of Plastic Surgeons of Lebanese Descent. It will be attended by 15 lecturers from Brazil, which is an international reference in the sector.
According to the governor of the state, Paulo Hartung, production should rise from the current 8 million cubic metres to up to 16 million over the next few years.
Bilateral trade reached US$ 8.3 billion in the first half of the year, as a result of US$ 5 billion in exports from Brazil, and US$ 3.3 billion in imports.
According to the minister of Economy and Finance, Salaheddine Mezouar, the country should grow by 4% due to agricultural performance. The government is implementing a set of stimulus measures.
Engineer Paulo Metri estimates that Brazilian pre-salt layer oil earnings should reach US$ 10 trillion, aside from the expected impact in fields directly or indirectly linked to the industry.
The commercial launching the campaign for the new Sony Cyber-shot camera was filmed at the Coliseum in Rome, Italy, and at the pyramids of Egypt, in Cairo. The team in charge of the ad is from Brazil.
The footwear company based in Minas Gerais has begun exporting its products to Portugal and wants to expand its operations abroad. Arab countries are among the enterprise’s targets.
New flights and routes may be operated between Brazil and seven Arab countries. Presently, only companies based in the Emirates and Qatar offer flights from the Brazilian territory.
The Rio Grande do Sul-based company sold 6,000 pairs of sandals to an Arab client. There are perspectives of exporting 10,000 more pairs next year. The company is negotiating with other importers.
