In a lecture at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, consultant Fernando Curado said that family businesses need better planning.
The Brazilian trade balance registered a surplus of USD 852 million, against more than USD 1.5 billion the previous week.
Expectations from financial institutions polled by the Brazilian Central Bank for the Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) dropped from 7.26% to 7.21%.
From May to June, it went up from BRL 2.87 trillion (USD 876 billion) to BRL 2.95 trillion (USD 900 billion). The government’s forecast on the debt at year-end could reach BRL 3.3 trillion (USD 1 billion).
The company of sleepwear and underwear for women and kids has seven stores in the region and plans to reach a total of 50. The goal is to operate in nine Arab countries.
The radiation oncology specialist Aref Muhieddine is in Lebanon to present ‘Moça Bonita’ (Pretty Lady), an initiative aiming to achieve a more appropriate cancer treatment to young women.
Muna Darweesh will show how to make two typical dishes from her homeland: grape leaf rolls and cabbage rolls. The event will be in São Paulo on July 31 and ten seats are available.
Utilization increased by 77% for wind power and 18.6% for ethanol in 2015. Gasoline consumption saw a 9.5% decline.
The Consulate General of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro translated and printed the Rio de Janeiro’s official Quick Guide of Useful Tips and Tourist Information. The guide will be handed out to Arabic-speaking tourists.
Sales from Brazil to the Middle East and North Africa fetched USD 5.24 billion in the first half of this year.
The Brazilian mining company registered a decline of 4.5% in output in its plant located in Sohar, Oman, due to maintenance shutdowns. From April to June, the plant produced 1.8 million tons of pellets.
The country welcomed 6.3 million travellers from abroad last year, most of them on leisure trips. Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo were the leading destinations.
The country must increase tax levies in order to complement its fiscal reform, the International Monetary Fund advised in a report released this Thursday (21).
Alexandria-based ElKhalil is interested in exporting miscellaneous spices, aromatic and medicinal plants to the country. The enterprise already supplies countries in Europe and North America.

