The growth was achieved in April over March and it’s the best result for the month since 2013, according to a survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
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Vitória Stone Fair will run from Tuesday to Friday in Serra, Espírito Santo. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce’s CEO Michel Alaby will discuss the Arab natural stones market on Thursday.
The event takes place at the Immigration Museum in the city of São Paulo on June 4, 10 and 11. Arab countries will be represented by their cuisine, handicraft, dance and music.
Revenue from foreign sales increased by close to 7.5% from May 2016. Imports amounted to USD 12.131 billion, leading to a USD 7.661 billion surplus, the highest on record for the month.
Production increased year-on-year in April. In April from March, however, it slid by 0.4%.
Buoyed by agriculture and livestock farming, Brazil’s Gross Domestic Product increased for the first time after two straight years of quarter-on-quarter drops. In the 12 years through March, GDP slid by 2.3%.
Export revenues totaled USD 627.78 million in April. In the first four months, sales to the external market registered a positive trend.
Brazil’s federal government will make the amount available via loans to smallholder farmers this year and the next.
The unemployment rate reached 13.6% in the three-month period ending in April, according to data made public by the statistics institute IBGE. The number of unemployed rose 23.1% year-over-year.
Industry association Abimóvel said the furniture and décor industry show in Dubai had great results, and is already considering joining the next edition as well.
The shipping of logs to Guaíba, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, drove throughput at the seaport in the first four months of the year to 81% of the total volume in 2016.
Digital foreign trade platform created by Brazilian firm Intradebook will be used in United Nations projects focused on female entrepreneurs. The solution helps small and medium-sized companies to export.
An indicator from think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas increased by 9.3 points in May from April, after dropping for several months on end.
The bank will offer its support to the Tunisia Entrepreneur Financial Center. IBRD will guide the Arab country’s center on how to increase its loans and develop products to small firms.
