The region’s countries bought 13.3% more products in November in comparison to the same month of 2015, while overall shipments declined 3.1% in the period.
The Gross Fixed Capital Formation index slid by 2.6% in October from September. Capital goods and civil construction consumption indicators went down as well.
Forecast made by the National Supply Company signals a surge in the 2016/2017 crop to 213.1 million tons. The expansion of the planted area of soy is a strong reason behind it.
The state-run oil firm Sonatrach expects to ship 109 million tons of oil equivalent by the end of the year. The performance reflects an output increase.
The region purchased 1.1 million bags of the Brazilian product this year until November, but the volume was lower than last year’s. The largest importer is Lebanon.
By the end of this year, the airport in the United Arab Emirates will have served 471,400 people according to the RAK Civil Aviation Department.
Made with yerba mate and guaraná, Waker Energy Drink, from Brasília-based company Brasil Mate, is being sold in France and Portugal. The United Arab Emirates is one of the markets that the company is interested in.
An index that tracks the prices in Brazil of internationally traded primary products increased in November from October.
Following its approval in a Brazilian Chamber of Deputies plenary session, the bill will be voted in the Senate. It will replace the Statute of Foreigners in setting forth immigrant rights and duties.
Professor and researcher Fabiano Jantalia defended his doctoral thesis on the subject at the University of Brasília (UnB).
Brazilian auto exports surged around 20%, with sales to Arab countries climbed even further.
The estimate is from the Brazilian Federation of Agriculture and Livestock. This year will see growth of up to 3%.
So says exports promotion agency Apex-Brasil’s president Roberto Jaguaribe. Sectors seeking business in the region include foods, furniture, marble and granite, ceramics, oil industry equipment etc.
The company’s refineries are now charging 8.1% more for gas and 9.5% more for diesel. The price raise was to align it with the increase in oil international prices.
