Brazil produced, on average, 111.1 million cubic meters per day in November, an increase of 2.4% over October and 18% in comparison to November 2015.
Funds from the African Development Bank will be spent on improving the business environment and increasing energy efficiency.
The IIE-Br went from 126.4 points in November to 136.4 points in December, reaching its highest level since July 2015 in Brazil.
Images of the city of Douma taken by two Syrian photographers are part of World Press Photo, an exhibition of the most prized photos of international journalism. The exhibition stays in Salvador until January 29.
The Doha-based carrier’s Boeing 777 cargo planes will travel to Brazil twice a week. The new route will include stops in Buenos Aires, Quito and Miami.
Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport handled 488,000 passengers in November, a 9% increase over the same month of last year.
The index, measured by trade association FecomercioSP, climbed 2.4% in December over November and reached 75.6 points, the highest level since July 2015.
The honorary chairwoman of the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital’s Ladies’ Benevolent Society passed away last Monday (26) at her home in São Paulo. She was 108 years old.
The beekeeping event will take place in the region of Hatta from December 29 to 31. Twenty five exhibitors from the United Arab Emirates and other countries will take part in it.
Brazil’s Central Government announced a BRL 38.356 billion (USD 11.712 billion) deficit, the widest ever for the month. The number comprises the Central Bank, Social Security and the National Treasury.
The government is offering 20% off on tickets to archaeological sites during the year-end holidays and throughout January.
The Arab world’s leading plastics, petrochemicals and rubber industry event will happen from January 8 to 10 in the United Arab Emirates. Last year, the industry had a turnover of USD 32 billion in the Gulf countries alone.
Brazilian economists believe that a minor improvement will take place next year, but the country must put its political problems behind it before it can really get growing again.
Brazil’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast is expected to have shrunk by 3.49% at the end of this year. The projection is worse than last week’s, but the inflation estimate has improved.
