Exports of agriculture and livestock products from Brazil to the region fetched USD 461.3 million in January, down 29.5% from January 2015.
Institutions polled by the Brazilian Central Bank forecast that the official price index should be 7.56% this year and see the GDP shrinking 3.21%.
The Brazilian embassy in Beirut is organizing the participation of companies in the building expo Project Lebanon and in the food and hospitality show Horeca. The events are slated from April and May.
Brazilian Ana Zakhour represents four brands and sells the products to salons and perfume shops in Lebanon, UAE and Qatar. She is interested in entering Egypt’s market.
A book combining both genres, ‘The Syrian house,’ by Claudia Ferreira, brings readers the memories of Merched, who left his country with his family to rebuild his life around these parts. The author’s grandfather inspired the novel.
A Lebanese university’s publishing arm has released a collection of texts by political scientists on the interaction between the two regions. The contents are based on a colloquium held in Lebanon in 2015.
Index measured by FAO shows a decline of 1.9% in January over December, with a drop in prices in all the commodities surveyed.
In 2015, schools in the state welcomed 8,278 foreign students, 174 of them Arab. Enrolment is open throughout the year and the school network supports the learning of the Portuguese language.
The executive secretary of Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade welcomed diplomats from 15 African countries, among them Tunisia, Sudan, Libya and Algeria, to discuss a facilitation of investments agreement.
Out of the 15 places surveyed by institute, in 12 the industrial production declined last year. The steepest drops occurred in the states of Amazonas, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo.
At a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, the Omani Commerce and Industry minister discussed having an expo to showcase his country’s products. A MoU on investments cooperation was signed on to.
Event in London saw promises of donations from several countries to help the population affected by the conflict in the country. Brazil announced USD 1.3 billion donation.
Managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde said that the commodity’s low price allows governments of developing countries to end subsidies.
Foreign sales grew in January from a year ago. During the month, 22,300 units were shipped abroad.
