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The 40th general conference of the organisations should take place this week in Cairo, with Arab Brazilian Chamber participation. The focus should be on private sector challenges amidst the turmoil.

Brazilian chef Alex Atala, of Palestinian descent, ranks among the most important names in haute cuisine. His restaurant, D.O.M, is one of the world’s top fifty.

Brasília – The Brazilian current transactions deficit (all of the operations with foreign countries) reached US$ 1.645 billion in March this year, a lower figure than the US$ 4.343 billion recorded in the same period of 2008. The negative result was higher than the figure forecasted by the Central Bank of Brazil for last month,

Rio de Janeiro – The Business Plan of the Brazilian state-owned oil company for the 2009-2013 period earmarks initial investment of 70 billion reals (US$ 31.3 billion) for developing blocs in its concession in the pre-salt layer. The investment, according to the company, is going to result in “unparalleled development of the heavy industry and