The 24th Dubai Shopping Festival lasts thirty days, starting on December 26, with events, promotions and entertainment.
Exports by the industry totaled USD 329 million from January to August, up 8.9%. Pharmaceuticals represented over a third of this amount.
Foreign sales amounted to USD 734 million in September. Shipped volume also went down, driven by weaker demand in Argentina.
Brazil’s Agriculture minister Blairo Maggi will lead a delegation to Agriscape, in a bid to bring foreign investors into projects in Brazil.
Industry turnover was about EUR 1 billion from January to September 20, up 28% from a year ago.
Women that created a brand paying tribute to the ancient kingdom of the Kandakes (or Candaces), in present-day Sudan, import African fabrics and manufacture colorful pieces with ethnic prints.
Dollar outflow in Brazil surpassed inflow in more than USD 6 billion in September.
The emirate’s aiming to increase substantially the number of visitors in the next few years. Expo 2020 should boost arrivals.
Freedom of expression in the Arab country will be in discussion at an event this Thursday in São Paulo.
Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Apex-Brasil will hold, on October 9, a meeting at the Arab Chamber’s headquarters to present to business owners a mission to the Arab country in November. Registrations for the meeting are open.
According to the country’s minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development, Aziz Rebbah, 75% of the amount will go to the development of renewable sources.
The country purchased USD 1.83 billion worth of completely knocked-down (CKD) automobile kits from January to August 2018. The number is up 96% from a year ago.
The country shipped out 364,000 tons last month. Revenues dropped 8.8%, to USD 582 million.
‘Getting to Know the Middle East’ is offered by the Brazilian International Relations Center on October 25 and 26. Enrolments are open.
