The first model designed and built in the Arab country will be exhibited during the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the traditional race that takes place this weekend in France.
The United Nations Children’s Fund announced that crucial aid activities for the survival of the children and on the verge of being cut off for lack of funds.
The Brazilian Central Bank index signals that Brazil’s economic activity went up in April over March. In comparison to the same month of 2016, the increase was even sharper at 0.51%.
The Philips-made healthcare management program Tasy will be adopted by a facility in Riyadh. It will be the first facility in an Arab country to employ the Brazilian system.
Rio de Janeiro’s Museum of Tomorrow will host a seminar on asylum and an exhibit on climate change-driven displacements. Many other events will happen starting this weekend, with the UNHCR as a partner.
The organization based in the Jordanian capital recorded USD 2.2 billion worth of foreign sales registered from January to May this year.
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) welcomed the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) after the latter’s merger with Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd, creating the 5th biggest company of its kind in the world.
The Low-Carbon Agriculture Program will make USD 693 million worth of financing available for planting, improvement and maintenance of cocoa crops.
The month-on-month increase came after a 2.6% drop in March from February, according to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
The Brazilian embassy in Beirut’s educational office puts out information on seats in graduate and postgraduate courses in Brazil. Over 500 non-Brazilians are studying in the country via Education Ministry programs.
Foreign sales reached USD 441 million from January to May this year. Shipped volume also went up. Sales to Arab countries went down.
Sales from Brazil to the region fetched USD 689 million in May. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are some of the leading buyers of Brazilian agriculture and livestock products.
The volume increased in April from March after dropping for two straight months. Nominal revenue climbed by 1.3% month-on-month.
Brazilian banks polled by the Ministry of Finance estimate that the so-called Central Government will run a BRL 142 billion deficit this year. As of May, a BRL 148 billion deficit was expected.

