Nagib Nassar, a professor at UnB, established a foundation for scientific development and launched a contest to offer a BRL 10,000 grant to Brazilians doing research on cassava.
In 2015, Brazilian citizens withdrew BRL 53.568 billion (USD 13.295 billion) in excess of what they deposited into savings accounts, in the weakest performance since 1995.
The FAO-measured price index dropped 19% in 2015. All groups of products became cheaper due to the excess of supply and global economy’s weak performance.
Over 416,900 units were shipped abroad last year, but revenues slid 8.7% to USD 10.5 billion.
The company announced the purchase of shareholding in frozen food distributor in the Gulf country. Talks over the agreement begun in 2015.
Son of immigrants, Romeu Abílio, a retired judge, launched the book ‘Lembranças minurcas’ with memories from his family and the Syrian-Lebanese community that settled in the Minas Gerais city of Guaxupé.
The institution expects a ‘modest’ performance this year, but superior to 2015. Brazil should keep plodding through recession, with growth set to resume only in 2017.
Less than 4 million units were sold last year, against more than 5 million in 2014.
The number of containers handled at Khalifa Port was up 32%. Vehicle traffic increased by 27%. General cargo, bulk cargo and passenger throughput also grew.
US dollars inflows to Brazil exceeded the outflow in close to USD 9.5 billion last year. The performance was influenced by the trade surplus.
Jordanians living abroad had wired nearly USD 3.5 billion to their country by the end of October 2015, according to the local central bank.
Sales abroad set records in 2015 when they reached 4.3 million tons. According to the Brazilian Animal Protein Association, Brazil accounts for 37% of the world’s exports.
Hamad Buamin, Dubai Chamber’s president, will take the post of vice-president of the World Chambers Federation.
Foreigners can apply from January 10th to March 10th. Classes start in August. The candidates need to have previous basic knowledge of the language. The program offers full scholarships.
