The Brazilian economy should continue growing in the coming months, although at a lower rate than in the first quarter. The assessment was made today by the National Confederation of Industries.
A distributor based in the Arab country is one of the leading clients of auto parts company Fluidloc, from Rio de Janeiro. He imports the equivalent of 20% of the company’s foreign shipments.
Negotiators will meet in the weekend, in Argentina, to try and conclude a free trade agreement before the meeting of heads of state from the South American bloc, due August 3rd.
The Brazilian machinery industry increased its exports by 6.5% in the first half this year. The 50 leading buyer countries include five Arab ones, four of which have increased their imports.
Muna Al-Hussein, mother to the Jordanian king, Abdullah II, visited the hospital today and was impressed with the facilities. She expressed interest in establishing a partnership with the institution.
The National Treasury has once again issued foreign debt bonds, known as Global 21, maturing in 2021. The papers will be issued in the United States and European markets.
São Paulo – The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations informed today (26th) that the country’s government has donated US$ 300,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The funds will be allocated to humanitarian aid actions at camps in Tindouf, Algeria, according to the Brazilian foreign ministry (Itamaraty). According to the ministry, the funds
Last Saturday, the Council of Brazilian Citizens to Beirut hosted the inaugural meeting of Grupo Alecrim, whose objective is to encourage Brazilian customs among children living abroad.
According to the Brazilian minister of Agriculture, Wagner Rossi, trade relations with the Arabs should continue growing and new products should be added to the export basket.
Expenditure during international trips have exceeded US$ 7 billion in the first half. Spending by foreigners in Brazil reached US$ 2.94 billion during the period.
The figure results from US$ 13.9 billion in exports and US$ 12.4 billion in imports so far this month, and is lower than the surplus recorded in July 2009.
Muna Al-Hussein, mother to king Abdullah, will attend a WHO conference on nursing and midwifery in São Paulo. She presides over the Arab country’s Nursing Council.
The story of how the Lebanese capital was rebuilt after being devastated by the Civil War will be told at the International Urbanism Forum, to be promoted by the São Paulo Housing Union, in September.
Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Brazil has sold transformers to Egypt and Morocco and is taking part in new tenders in the region. The equipment is used at factories, power plants and substations.
