The sector slowed down in a comparison with December 2016. The only subsectors to see activity go up were information and communication.
Industry association Abimaq reported that revenue from foreign sales reached USD 607.23 million in February, a 4.2% increase over February 2016.
The Brazilian engineering company, whose partners include Omar Hamaoui of Rio Grande do Sul, is co-building the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, whose collection will comprise 4.5 million books, and smart city Silicon Park.
The Arab country’s industry shipped USD 6 billion worth of products last year, but it could see as much as USD 10 billion come 2020.
The minister of Energy said that the cuts in oil extraction are due to maintenance works, but underlined that the reduction should remain in place for the next two months.
The Brazilian state-run Federal Savings Bank posted USD 1.3 billion in profit last year, down from USD 2.3 billion in 2015.
The International Labor Organization director-general said the number of jobless people will keep climbing for years to come and questioned countries’ approaches to addressing the economic crisis.
A team headed by archeologist José Roberto Pellini, from Sergipe Federal University, spent two weeks exploring the tomb of a noble man in Luxor. Research will continue next year.
The meeting will cover migration, refugees and displacement from next Thursday (30) until Saturday (1) at the auditorium of the São Paulo Secretariat of Education. The goal is to find solutions for the current problems.
Exports from Brazil increased by 0.4% on average per business day last week, even though foreign sales of meats weathered a blow.
The plane’s first commercial flight to the Brazilian city with Emirates Airlines touched down at GRU Airport on Sunday (26), increasing passenger capacity by 38% for the carrier’s Brazil-United Arab Emirates route.
Results in the Focus Bulletin, a Central Bank poll of the expectations of Brazilian banks, went down for the third week back-to-back.
The index increased 3.5 points in March and reached 85.3 points, its highest level since December 2014.
Twelve films by one of the greatest contemporary filmmakers in Egypt can be watched starting next Wednesday at Banco do Brasil Cultural Center in São Paulo. Khan reveals the less known aspects of Egyptian society.
