Such was the decline in activity compared with January of last year, according to a survey from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Brazil’s footwear industry association Abicalçados and export promotion agency Apex-Brasil will disclose the results of a study conducted with wholesale buyers, consumers and specialists in the Arab country.
The sixth 2015/2016 crop survey points to a 1.3% increase in Brazilian grains production.
An indicator released by think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas shows a 12.3 point decline in Brazilian industry intentions to invest this year.
World Travel Market Latin America is set to run from March 29th to 31st in São Paulo. Exposition director Lawrence Reinisch argues that the exchange rate is favorable to foreigners visiting Brazil.
Worldwide imports increased by only 1.7% in 2015, according to preliminary World Bank data. The preceding year had seen 3% growth. The downturn was prompted by commodity prices and weaker demand from China.
Last year, 21% of all foreign sales by the Brazilian meat packing company went to the region, a five percentage point increase over 2014. In December, the company signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Salic.
A survey from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) shows that output was up in eight out of 14 areas in January 2016 from December 2015.
Brazil’s Extended Consumer Price Index climbed 0.9% last month, down from 1.27% in January.
Asylum-seekers are the subject of One Minute Festival, whose upcoming edition is held in partnership with the UNHCR. Professionals and amateurs can submit videos lasting one minute until May 31st.
The United States currency closed this Tuesday selling for BRL 3.738, a 1.45% drop over Monday. The São Paulo Stock Exchange index Ibovespa was down 0.29%.
A multisectorial fair is set to begin on May 28th in the Algerian capital and registrations are open for foreign businesses looking to exhibit. Last year, 200,000 people attended the event.
As Brazil’s economy grapples with recession, José Roberto Mendonça de Barros said in a lecture at the Arab Chamber offices that businesses must redouble their export efforts.
The Brazilian government issued a statement this Tuesday (8th) denouncing the violent acts in the town of Ben Guerdane that claimed at least 16 lives, and reaffirming its confidence in Tunisian democracy .
