According to the Arab country’s embassy in the Brazilian capital (Brasília), the funds were donated for emergency humanitarian aid to the earthquake’s victims.
The surplus was US$ 71 million last week, as a result of US$ 3.105 billion in exports and US$ 3.034 billion in imports. There was a deficit in the first two weeks of January.
To Guido Mantega, the Finance minister, the performance will be boosted by domestic demand. The Central Bank estimates advances of 5.8%.
The training programme has turned four years old and over 13,600 workers have graduated. The budget is 66 million euros and will continue until 2011.
Shiva Nataraj is the only dance school in Brazil to offer a technical training course in Arab dance acknowledged by the Education Ministry. New classes begin each semester and enrolment is open.
The fashion salon brought together over 500 buyers, generating US$ 18.5 million in exports. The importers included representatives of the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.
Brazilian coffee and chicken will be tasted by those attending the World Association of Chefs Societies World Congress, due this week in Chile.
OGX announced today that it has found hydrocarbons at well OGX-5, located in shallow waters in the south of Campos Basin.
Projects announced at the Couromoda forecast investment of US$ 31 million to expand exports of Brazilian shoe and component industries. Funds should be disbursed by the Apex and associations.
The two companies announced the purchase of Unipar’s share of Quattor petrochemicals and its incorporation into the competing Braskem, which becomes the Americas’ leading thermoplastic resin maker.
The market in the United Arab Emirates is among the priorities for actions for promotion by Brazilian organisations. The first should be the Gulfood, a food sector fair in February.
The airline is offering packages to the Brazilian public including travel, lodging, transport and tickets to the games.
Last year, 37,000 tonnes of the product were shipped. In order to encourage sales, the Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association is planning a series of abroad, including Dubai.
The organisation’s executive director, Ricardo Santin, told ANBA that the markets selected are Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Sudan, Mexico, the United States and Senegal
