It was the state in Brazil where industrial production declined the most in March from February, by 4%. The average national drop was 1.8%. Other above-average states were Ceará, Paraná, Minas Gerais, and Pará.
Dessert company Le Petit Sobremesas of São Paulo will ship its first batch to the UAE this month. It broke into the market by going to Gulfood, and it is shipping over 7,000 items to the Middle East.
A rocket carrying the device was launched last week from the French Guyana. The goal is to increase broadband availability in Brazil.
The Algerian prime minister Abdelmalek Sellal opened the trade show this Monday. It features 1,030 participants, up from 810 last year.
Foreign sales averaged USD 895.6 million a day in the first week of May, the Brazilian Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services. The country registered a USD 997 million surplus.
The increase in prices expected by Brazilian financial market players for 2017 changed from 4.03% to 4.01%. The GDP growth forecast edged up to 0.47% from 0.46% last week.
The Paraty, Brazil-based spirits manufacturer Alambique Engenho D’Ouro put a different spin on the traditional Middle East drink. It plans to take its cachaça, fennel and anise-based ‘Arac’ to the Arab countries.
Brazil’s Sindipeças and Apex-Brasil will feature 22 manufacturers in a stand at the 15th Automechanika Dubai trade show in the United Arab Emirates.
At the church of Harissa, the Lebanese patron saint, candles sold to churchgoers are handmade by Mabel Nakrour of Pará, Brazil. She also does Muslim-themed and decorative work for gifts.
Exporters at the Arab Brazilian Chamber stand in the supermarkets fair made over 100 contacts this week and showed their goods to prospective clients from Brazil, Venezuela, Uruguay, Argentina and the Dominican Republic.
From January to April, 232,000 vehicles were shipped abroad from Brazil, a 64% increase over the year-ago period.
The UNHCR launched a fundraising initiative to help pregnant women or women with children who live under refugee status. Donations can be made online.
Brazil’s IBGE, National Treasury and Central Bank reported that the federal government had a net operating loss of BRL 512.2 billion in 2015. In 2014, the deficit had been equivalent to 4.9% of GDP.
The Tunisian airline carried 310,000 passengers in April. Flights to Europe accounted for 725 of passenger numbers.
