Fotossíntese produced two videos during a global Species Survival Commission meeting early this year, in the city of Al-Ain, in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Local leaders connected to the environment were interested in the work developed by the agency, which now plans to seek new challenges in the region.
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Due to the consumption of ethanol in Brazil, the oil company wants to win new markets for the oil products it makes. The organisation is going to invest US$ 8.5 billion to improve the quality of the fuel made in the country.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The unemployment rate in Brazil stood at 8.6% in March, as against the 8.7% rate recorded in February. The rate also decreased in comparison with the same month of last year (10.1%). The rate is the lowest for the month of March since 2002. The data were surveyed in six regions
Brazilian oil company Petrobras was also interested in the assets of ExxonMobil in the country. In the face of growing ethanol consumption, the sugar and alcohol sector enterprise deemed it necessary to enter the fuel distribution sector.
A research by consultancy company Grant Thornton shows that 64% of the national companies with closed capital plan to expand through acquisitions over the next three years. The percentage is greater than the world average, 44%.
This information was disclosed by the vice president of market intelligence for the executive jets division at the Brazilian aircraft maker, Cláudio Camelier, in an interview to newspaper Gulf News, from Dubai. The objective is to supply the growing demand in the region. The Middle East is today one of the main growth sources for the company.
The Brazilian industry in the sector has shipped abroad 54.2 million pairs of shoes between January and March. The increase in volume was 8%. Reveneus reached US$ 519 million and grew 5.2%. The main importer was the United States.
The northeastern Brazilian state earned US$ 309 million in the first quarter this year. Ceará also diversified its exports by 9.3% from January to March. Fruit and lobster were the most sold products to foreign countries.
Apart from creating, renting and selling hats and garlands, two businesswomen from the city of São Paulo (SE Brazil) develop accessories for theatre, musicals, soap operas, fashion parades, theme balls and operas. The variety of the work developed by the duo has already generated special orders like the creation of hats for Muslim and Orthodox Jewish women.
The Middle East was the region that bought the most chicken from Brazil in the first quarter this year. Revenues totalled US$ 476 million. Total volume was 282,000 tonnes, growth of 21%. The Brazilians benefited from decreased competitiveness of other exporter countries.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian exports of plastic resins grew 10.35% in the month of March compared with February this year, having totalled 70,000 tonnes. The information was disclosed by the press office at the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (Abiquim). Imports of thermoplastic resins, on the other hand, decreased 3.8%, totalling 88,100 tonnes.
Advertising agency Nova S/B is going to create the World Health Organisation campaign for the World No Tobacco Day, in late May. The work should air in more than 200 countries, including the Arab world. One of the languages of the campaign is Arabic.
