The president issued a decree that establishes a foreign investment department within the Ministry of Finance. The country is getting ready to open up some sectors to 100% foreign ownership this year.
Curitiba-based Cavalgadas Brasil is now offering travel packages that focus on horse riding in Morocco, Jordan, UAE and Oman. Next departure for the region is in January.
Trading company Braseco is taking part, until October 31, of trade mission to the country, organized by the Arab Chamber.
The North American currency climbed 1.51% this Monday and ended the day at BRL 3.71.
A plant in the emirate will integrate landfill gas, solar panels and an agro project. UAE-based company Utico will build the USD 100 million venture.
Weekly survey by the Brazilian Central Bank (BC) shows that financial institutions expect the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) to maintain at 6.5% the interest rates in this week’s meeting.
A group of businessmen from Minas Gerais, Brazil, led by trade association ACMinas, will be in the UAE on November 7 to spread awareness of the state’s economic potential and to join business meetings.
The research conducted by the Nutrition Department of University of São Paulo (USP) aims to show the importance of food in the life of refugees, helping them reclaim their identity and livelihood.
A delegation of business executives is being put together by the Arab Chamber for the trip. The industries involved include cosmetics, coffee, grains and doors.
The 1st Eastern and Asian Studies Meeting, at UNIFESP’s Guarulhos campus on November 7-8, will address the region’s history, conflicts and identity. Nicolás Avruj, who directed a documentary in Palestine and Israel, will be there.
The North African countries have agreed to build a 609-km railroad.
That’s the deficit of the government’s current account in September. It was the second largest deficit ever for the month.
Thirty-two people on a ship that had been adrift for three days on the Mediterranean Sea, 75 km off Beirut, Lebanon.
The event was scheduled for November 7, at the Arab Chamber, in São Paulo. A new date will be announced soon.

