There was a 3.5% decline from November, the highest since December 2008. In the whole of 2013, however, activity was up 1.2%.
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The city’s free zone, which is Morocco’s largest, is home to over 450 export-oriented enterprises. Their main fields of work are auto parts and aerospace.
Boaonda, based in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, is active in the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco and Egypt. Now, the company plans on breaking into the Tunisian market.
According to the National Petroleum Agency, the daily average in December was the highest ever. At the pre-salt layer, oil and gas extraction was up 2.5% from November.
The sum resulted from US$ 16 billion in exports and US$ 20 billion in imports. The performance was similar to that of the same month last year.
Central Bank’s Focus Bulletin estimates a 6% rate for this year, as against 6.02% in the prior poll, conducted last week.
Enele, Brazilian furniture maker from Santa Catarina, exported to Algeria five years ago and now wishes to restart doing business with the region.
Country bets on location as an attractive factor for international investors. The Tanger-Med Port, for example, is located only 14 kilometers from the European continent.
Meeting named Geneva 2 gathered representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition until this Friday, however the conflict continues. ‘But it’s a start,’ said the mediator Lakhdar Brahimi.
International trade show started on Thursday in Sudan and the Brazilian stand has been busy. Consumers and entrepreneurs want information about cosmetics and electric showers.
Brazilian foreign trade companies shipped the equivalent to US$ 24 billion in 2013. Imports by these specialized companies dropped 11% to US$ 5 billion in the same period.
Last year’s result corresponded to 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP, the lowest annual level in the Central Bank’s historic series.
Shipments added up to US$ 14 billion, representing a 5.4% decrease in relation to 2012, whereas imports in the same period added up to US$ 11.4 billion, an increase by 2.7%.
Loan authorization will be given after the new government is formed and a new constitution is approved by the country’s parliament.
