It is the best-placed Arab country in the competition that kicked off last week in Rio de Janeiro. Tunisian athletes have won five track and field gold medals. Egypt has won two golds.

Sales from Brazil to the Arab countries climbed 17% in August from August 2015. Since the year began, the only increase had taken place in February. Sugar sales increased the most.

As per a Brazilian Central Bank poll of financial institutions, national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is seen shrinking 3.18% this year. Last week’s projection had been 3.20%.

The Arabic professor Jihad Abou Ghouche uploads videos in the internet to teach people interested in speaking the language. In three months, there are 24 videos already, with 60,000 views.

The inflation index IPCA reached this rate year-to-year according to an August measurement. The price increase surpassed the upper limit of the central government’s target, which is 6.5% per year.

Exports from Brazil to its two leading Arab buyers have declined in amount, total value and average price. Overall, foreign sales revenues for the Brazilian industry have gone up so far this year.