A designer, photographer, painter, engraver and sculptor, São Paulo’s Tarek Mourad takes inspiration from anonymous people to create his artworks. A resident of Beirut, he is getting ready to take his work to Paris.

In a concerted effort with Russia and Venezuela, the two Arab countries have pledged to keep production at January levels to prevent prices from diving further. The goal, however, is not to drive prices up.

Banking institutions are expecting prices to go up 7.61% this year in Brazil, according to a Brazilian Central Bank poll. The estimate has been changed upward for the seventh straight time.

Rio Grande do Sul state native Lisiane Haddad cooks dishes for events such as dinners, engagement and cocktail parties. She also owns a restaurant, a snack bar and supplies food to Brazil’s navy in the Arab country.

The decline is a result of weather conditions in Brazil during the second half of 2015 and cheap commodities. A rebound is expected starting in July, according to the exporters association Cecafé.

In the first month of this year, Brazil shipped 97,394 tons of the product abroad. Revenues dropped 13%. Egypt stepped down its imports by 14.6%.