The figure resulted from US$ 2.719 billion in exports and US$ 2.08 billion in imports, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
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The Brazilian bank loaned US$ 21.5 billion in the first half of the year, growth of 11% compared with the same period of last year. Approvals and consultations were also record highs.
A study shows that out of total investment in the continent, only 13% comes from African countries. Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and Nigeria are among those that invest the most in the region.
The sum of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil posted a surplus of more than US$ 1 billion in June. So far this year, the surplus has reached nearly US$ 2 billion, according to the Central Bank.
This Friday (10th), Ilsa Brasil will inaugurate a factory in the municipality of Portão, state of Rio Grande do Sul, to make nitrogenated fertilizer from residue of the tanning and shoe industries.
The Brazilian state-owned manufacturer made 96 deliveries by the end of June this year, being 56 in the second quarter. A business jet was delivered in Abu Dhabi during the period.
The government has cut the cost of several goods on supermarket shelves, including beef and chicken from Brazil. The country will also increase its inventories of commodities in July and August.
In the first half of the year, 1.44 billion units were sold in Brazil, representing growth of 3% over the same period of last year.
The Federation of Industries of the State of Pernambuco has established an Oil, Gas, Offshore and Naval division. The aim is to prepare companies for supplying goods and services in the field.
The Institute of Arab Culture is going to present for the methodology for conducting studies and research on the immigration process, focusing mainly on the Arabs.
Brazilian designer Milena Hamaní creates the threads that she uses in her collections using yarn made from PET bottles. She has just closed her first foreign sales deals.
Lingerie manufactured in São Paulo by company MyLady will soon be also worn by Arab women. The company has already shipped samples to a Dubai-based distributor.
The restaurants owned by Fakher Shames, in Tripoli offer typical dishes and also Brazilian food, as a result of the influence of almost 14 years during which the Libyan businessman lived in Brazil.
Company Titan Aviation, from the United Arab Emirates, received a Legacy 600 model for private use this week. This is the second jet of the same model delivered to the company.
