According to a report released by the UNHCR, the two countries were the main issuers of asylum seekers to industrialized countries in the first half of the year, when the number of refugee status requests rose by 24%.
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The United Nations has denounced speculative funds like those that purchased Argentinean government bonds. The draft resolution was tabled by Argentina and approved by Brazil.
The Central Bank has maintained its forecast for the year. In the 12-month period ended August, credit was up 11.1%. The government’s credit incentive measures have prevented further decline.
The member of the World Bank Group is providing a US$ 2 million loan to the Lebanese Association for Development. The amount will be used to expand small business and women-run companies.
The event will take place in October, with backing from the Brazilian Embassy in Beirut. The Levantine Basin boasts potential in oil and gas exploration, but the territory is under dispute.
Brazil’s debt declined for the second straight month due to maturation of bonds. During the period, US$ 1.65 billion were saved, according to the National Treasury Secretariat.
International delegations will be in Brazil next October to see the electronic voting system. The delegates will attend lectures and pay visits to related organizations.
Ricardo Lewandowski, president of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court, has enacted a cultural exchange treaty signed in 2010 one day after convening with the Kuwaiti ambassador in Brasília.
As of 2015, airlines will have to submit data on each passenger disembarking in Brazil. The action is aimed at punishing those who transport values illegally or smuggle drugs, weapons or medicine.
Foreign sales of capital goods dropped in the month, but keep growing year-to-date. The components industry’s performance was one of the main culprits.
Expenditure amounted to US$ 2.354 billion, the highest figure for the month since 1995. Foreign direct investment in Brazil was also an all-time high for August.
The Brazilian Postal Service’s Easy Export system helps small- and medium-sized businesses to export. Saudi Arabia ranks among the top ten destinations of sales made via this service.
Foreign investment should cover approximately 80% of the country‘s current account deficit, according to the head of the Central Bank’s Economic Department, Tulio Maciel.
The secretary of International Agribusiness Relations at Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry hopes that by the end of 2014, Saudi Arabia and Japan will resume importing bovine meat from Brazil.
