The Brazilian institution informed that it has acquired the entire equity capital of EuroBank, which is based in the United States. The value of the deal was US$ 6 million.
The US$ 364 million deficit was a result of US$ 3.414 billion in exports and US$ 3.778 billion in imports. The week only had three working days.
The Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Centre opens its doors on April 27th in Beirut. With Portuguese and dance lessons, exhibitions and other activities, the aim is to promote Brazilian culture among Arabs.
Boosted by the building sector, imports of iron and steel in the Arab world totalled US$ 55.4 million between January and March. The advance was 275% over 2010.
The Priority group, which owns shoe brands West Coast, for men, and Cravo & Canela, for women, already exports to 11 Arab countries and intends to grow in the region up by the end of 2011.
After living in Palestine, Falastin Zarruk adopted the use of the hijab and, now, with her own brand and a blog, she teaches other Brazilian Muslim women to wear the Islamic veil with charm.
The food company intends to increase capacity at its Carazinho unit, which makes UHT milk, condensed milk, chocolate powder and milk cream, by 50%.
Commodity is more expensive due to increased demand. In Brazil, domestic consumption is projected to grow. Overseas, the United States have their lowest inventory in 15 years.
The publication brings together 317 business events, scheduled for 2011, throughout the country and in different sectors. This is the first time that the material is translated into the language.
Arab Brazilian Chamber representatives who attended the Healthcare medical products fair, in Damascus, have also had meetings with entrepreneurial associations and government organizations.
Shipments reached 2.8 million tonnes in the first quarter and revenues totalled US$ 2 billion. National production was 8.5 million tonnes of raw steel and 6.4 million tonnes rolled steel.
The number of mobile subscriptions has reached 210.5 million in March in Brazil, according to National Telecommunications Agency figures.
The sum of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil was positive by US$ 605 million up as of last Friday, April 15th, according to a bulletin of the Central Bank.
The number of enterprises that have registered in the Ras Al Khaimah Free Zone in the first quarter has grown by 17%. Now, over 5,000 businesses have clearance to operate in the facilities.

