Surplus in the month stood at USD 1.996 billion. However, both exports and imports were weaker than a year ago.
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Indicator went up 1.2% over August. It was the second straight month of increase. Over September of 2014, however, there was a decline of 8.4%.
Respondents in a poll believe the Brazilian economy should contract by 3.05% this year. As of last week, their contraction expectation was slightly milder at 3.02%.
The Dubai-based Icflix, arrives in the country to offer online streaming on-demand content to the local and Latin American Arab community. It has more than 12,000 movies and series from India and the Arab world.
The head of operations of the International Committee of the Red Cross for the Middle East, Robert Mardini, came to Brazil to raise awareness for humanitarian aid to the region.
Revenues from sales to Arab countries declined last month in Brazil. Sales volumes went down for major export products such as ores and sugar. Year-to-date, volumes were up 19%.
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The tax on frozen fish has been slashed from 10% to 2% in a bid to ensure that the domestic market is supplied during the no-fishing period. Morocco is a major exporter of fisheries.
The renewal of six projects by exportation agency Apex for promotion of Brazilian products abroad include a foreign sales target of USD 800 million in 2016. Arab countries are priorities in three of them.
Kátia Abreu will continue negotiations to unlock exports of Brazilian beef and will attend the Business Forum South America-Arab Countries.
Brazil’s National Supply Company will hold an auction on November 5th to trade raw rice in for the processed variety. The product will be shipped from Brazil to Palestine as a donation.
The Arab Chamber’s vice-president of International Relations, Osmar Chohfi, said in a lecture that the country already has an important presence in the world forums, but that it could expand its participation.
The Brazilian National Treasury secretary said this should be roughly the federal government’s deficit in 2015.
External sales of the product declined in the first nine months of 2015, according to honey exporting association. Outlook, however, shows improvement until the end of the year.
