The National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has approved four measures to encourage onshore and shallow-water operations.
The Brazilian Catholic community living in the Arab country mobilized to have mass celebrated in their native language. Since May, they take place once a month at Our Lady of Rosary church. Catechism classes in Portuguese will also be offered.
The North American currency’s value dropped 1.27% this Thursday, the second straight day of decline.
The country saw domestic tourist flows climb 12% and foreign tourist inflows go up 21% over the summer season. Revenue also increased.
An agreement was signed with the Jordan Customs this Thursday in Amman. The new system will streamline processing, cutting lead time and costs in the export of goods from Brazil to the Jordanian market.
A survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) shows that planted forests are concentrated in the south and southeast regions.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development revised its 2018 projection regarding the Brazilian economy from 2% to 1.2%.
In her first visit to Brazil, Hiam Abbass, who’s also a director, gave an interview to ANBA. She produced the play ‘France Against the Robots’, based on the namesake book by author Georges Bernanos, who lived in the country for ten years.
The emirate topped the ranking of user input-based website Numbeo for the second year on end. Dubai ranked 11th.
Money sent from foreigners living in the UAE to their home countries totaled USD 24 billion in H1 2018.
As per numbers supplied to ANBA by the Ministry of Labor, such was the amount of admissions of natives from Arab countries from April to June. The number of Arab workers dismissed outweighed that of those hired.
The indicator rose in Q2 2018 over the first quarter, reaching the highest level since Q4 2015.
The three months through July saw activity weaken in the country from the three months through April, as per the GDP Monitor survey from think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas. (FGV)
Of Syrian and Lebanese origins, the pedagogue Elizabeth Camasmie Zogbi has dedicated most of her life to Mão Branca, a charity organization that assists the elderly and was founded by women of Arab origins. She and group of volunteers have brought leisure in the life of the elderly and have created centers in São Paulo districts. Read more of what Elizabeth told ANBA about her personal journey and her work at Mão Branca.
