The data is from the IMF, which says the country has benefited from macroeconomic stability. The GDP growth forecast for 2015 is 5.5%.
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Mobile lines penetration went over 110%, that is, more than one line per person. Prepaid services dominate the market.
The Institute’s first estimation of the year calculates that crops of cereals, leguminous and oleaginous plants will reach 201.3 million tons this year.
The event will be held on February 23th and 24th, in São Paulo. Attendees will be given access to lectures and will be able to hold bilateral meetings.
US dollar inflows to the country were higher than outflows by US$ 4.726 billion from January until the first week of February.
Watch in this episode: a lecture by international policy specialist Demétrio Magnoli; the ‘Investing in Egypt, Investing in the Future’ conference, in Cairo; and the Copacabana Beach, in Rio.
Foreign sales of agricultural products grossed US$ 5.87 billion in January. A decline in prices of the main products sold has weighed down on revenues.
Joblessness in Brazil ended the year at 6.8% over 7.1% in 2013, according to research done by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.
The country’s pavilion at Gulfood, the food industry fair in Dubai, features 16 exhibitors looking for buyers for products such as biscuits, chocolates, olive oil, preserves and others.
Overall exports of the product from Brazil were up 6.8%, but the volume sold to the Arab world has declined. Revenues have increased nonetheless.
The sales of the Brazilian product stood at US$ 426 million, a drop of 23% over the same month last year. For Egypt, however, shipments increased 30%, with revenues of US$ 72 million.
Ruy Pacheco de Azevedo Amaral said that he plans to support trade and bilateral cooperation, and emphasized that the Arab country is an ‘important political observation post’.
Luciana Galeão, from Bahia, creates women’s clothes with mosaic-like features. The great-granddaughter of a Syrian, she has sold to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and would like to resume selling to Arabs.
A booming hospital market, the quality of Brazilian production and the search for international certificates increase the chances of business in the Middle East and North Africa.
