Foreign Trade Chamber ruling will remain effective from May 1st to July 31st, up to a quota of 80,000 tonnes. Tax exemption for wheat has been raised from 1 million to 2 million tonnes.
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Brazil’s production of sugarcane should reach 653.8 million tonnes in the 2013/2014 crop, according to the National Food Supply Company. In the previous cycle, Brazil picked 588.9 million tonnes.
Michel Alaby, the organisation’s CEO, met with the delegation in the Arab country, which has two days of meetings in Brasília. The agenda includes visits to the Lower House and three ministries.
The tax on methanol has been lifted and the tax on lactose powder, silicone gel, and aluminium cans for capacitors has been reduced to 2%.
Brazil’s balance of trade showed a US$ 311 million surplus last week. Year-to-date, however, the country is running a US$ 4.845 billion trade deficit.
Laad Defence & Security begins on Tuesday, in Rio de Janeiro. According to the defence minister, Celso Amorim, Brazil should sell aircraft to Senegal and sign a military aviation agreement with nations in South America.
Financial analysts cut from 3.01% to 3% their forecast for growth of the Brazilian economy in 2013, according to a research by the Central Bank of Brazil. For 2014, the estimate remains at 3.5%.
The exhibition turned to the rice sector should take place from April 16th to the 19th in the city of Pelotas and will have two Arab countries among the buyers: Jordan and Saudi Arabia. They will participate in business roundtables trading 500,000 tonnes of the product.
Brazilian industry should promote actions like business roundtables and trade delegations to the Arab country. Companies bet on product quality for export to the Saudis.
The former economic policy secretary to Brazil’s Ministry of Finance, José Roberto Mendonça de Barros, will speak on domestic and international economic perspectives at the offices of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
Brazil shipped 330,000 60-kilogram bags to the region in quarter one. Lower prices, however, caused revenues to drop by 3.65% to US$ 55.4 million.
The first International Medical Tourism Exhibition and Conference should take place starting on Monday, in Muscat. The event should bring together over 50 hospitals and medical centres from several countries.
Activity declined in February from January according to figures from the Brazilian Statistics Institute. Production was up only in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Goiás.
The airline of Dubai should make available US$ 150,000 for initiatives for conservation of the environment around the world. The programs should have an impact on countries served by the company. Enrolment ends on April 25th.
