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Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chilean president Michelle Bachelet are going to sign today memorandums of understanding in the areas of science and technology, social security, biofuels, education and tourism. The signing is scheduled to take place at 12:15 pm, at La Moneda Palace, in Santiago (Chile), soon
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) and another three international organizations are going to promote a global meeting on commodities between May 07 and 11 in Brazilian capital Brasília. The matters to be debated will include the "conundrum of greater demand, but lower profits" with regard
Isaura Daniel*[email protected] São Paulo – The negotiation of the Doha Rounds, the global trade agreement that is being negotiated between developing and developed countries like the United States and Europe, should progress slowly, probably in 2008. This is the most probable scenery for the Doha Rounds, according to Renato Baumann, director at the Economic Commission
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The 12th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), to be held next year in Accra, capital of Ghana, will have the following theme: "Addressing the opportunities and challenges of globalisation for development." The theme was approved yesterday (19) by the Trade and Development Board at Unctad, according
The Itamaraty (Brazilian foreign office), Caixa Econômica Federal (Brazilian state-owned bank), the Ministry of Health, and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) will offer training to Lebanese professionals in several fields, such as banking technology, epidemics control, and tropical fruit culture. The effort is part of a series of commitments made by the Brazilian government for helping the Arab country.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Syrian ambassador to Brasília, Ali Diab, will be paid a tribute today (16), in the late afternoon, by the Board of Aldermen of the southeastern Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Diab will receive the Pedro Ernesto medal, granted to prominent people in Brazilian society. The ceremony will
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The creation of a Southern Bank was discussed yesterday (4) by presidents Rafael Correa, from Ecuador, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from Brazil. In an interview after the meeting, Correa said the bank would be a financing instrument for governments in the region. According to Correa, the institution would function
The annual meeting of the General Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture will be held today and tomorrow in the capital of Egypt. The president at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Antonio Sarkis Jr., and the secretary-general at the organisation, Michel Alaby, will attend the meeting. Sarkis is also going to meet the secretary-general at the League of Arab States, Amr Mussa.
The Moroccan minister of Industry and Trade, Salah Edinne Mezouar, and the mayor of Tangiers, Dahman Derham, will be in the Brazilian capital Brasília in April. The Moroccan city is a candidate to host the International Exhibition, organised by the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE), and will request support from the Brazilian government. Brazil is a member of the BIE, which is going to select the site of the exhibition in December.
Showing what daily life is like in art and culture in the Arab world. This is the objective of Arab ambassadors living in Brazil, during the celebration of the 62nd anniversary of the League of Arab States. Today and tomorrow in Brazilian capital Brasília, activities will be held to commemorate the anniversary of the organisation and also to pay homage to the Arab immigrants who live in the country.
The Foreign Minister of Morocco, Mohammed Benaïssa, arrived in the Brazilian capital Brasília yesterday (13). He should deliver a letter from the king of Morocco, Mohamed VI, to Brazilian president Lula, and will meet today with his Brazilian counterpart, Celso Amorim, to discuss cooperation between the two countries.
According to the organization that is connected to the United Nations (UN), Morocco is already the main destination for foreign direct investment in the Maghreb and the fourth in Africa, thanks to structural reforms promoted in the last decade. The institution recommends, however, the unification of the legislation in the sector, the creation of an investment agency and greater effort in the attraction of funds for innovation.
The minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco, Mohammed Benaïssa, is going to arrive in Brazil today for an official agenda. Tomorrow he is going to meet the Brazilian foreign minister, Celso Amorim. The minister should deliver a letter from the king of his country to president Lula.
