State-owned Qatar Petroleum is part of a consortium that won the tender for the Alto de Cabo Frio Oeste area, in the Santos Basin, alongside Shell and Chinese company CNOOC.
According to the country’s minister of Economy, Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, new norms should remove requirement for foreign companies to have local partners with at least 51% of the company’s capital.
The September result decreased in comparison to the same period of last year, according to data from the Brazilian Central Bank (BC).
The forecast from financial market players regarding how much prices will go up this year has widened again. Inflation is seen ending the year at 3.08%.
Buyers from Egypt, the UAE, Jordan, Kuwait and Lebanon joined in for Brasil Auto Parts, a buyer project from the Brazilian Auto Parts Manufacturers Association and Apex-Brasil.
The Rio de Janeiro National Library is hosting an exhibit as of next Wednesday featured photographs formerly belonging to Dom Pedro portraying Egypt and Pompeii, which the emperor travelled to.
Overview of Lebanese Cinema will take place from November 23 to 29. It will show 19 contemporary productions. The festival was organized by the Brazil-Lebanon Culture Institute.
Visual artist Margot Jabbour presents 20 original works in Ibiza, Spain, where she’s been living for five years. The exhibition runs from November 7 to 24.
The second and third bidding rounds for pre-salt area production sharing agreements were held this Friday. Winning bids were placed for six out of eight blocks on offer.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce’s Marketing vice president was graced with the Ateneu Rotário award in recognition for his work in healthcare.
Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services’ forecast points to an increase of the surplus of Brazilian trade. The surplus is believed to reach between USD 65 to USD 70 billion.
Six editors and the Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL) will be in the emirate in the next few days to negotiate the publication of works in the Arab market and take part in the Sharjah International Book Fair.
The airport welcomed 7.2 million passengers in September. Year-to-date through September, passenger traffic increased by an even higher margin at 5.8%, exceeding 66 million.
Mashrou’ Leila create electronic beats spiked with sensuous and melancholy undertones. It will play shows on Friday (27) and Saturday (28) at the Comedoria area of venue Sesc Pompeia.

