Growth forecasts have been edged down from 3.3% to 2.8% in 2015 and from 4% to 3.9% in 2016. Weakening demand, falling commodity prices and exchange rate volatility are some of the reasons.
A group of parliament members from Kuwait met with Brazilian vice president Michel Temer and Legislative officials last Tuesday (29th) in Brasília. The goal is cooperation.
The Brazilian National Supply Company held three auctions this Wednesday to collect international humanitarian aid. The food should reach Palestine on November 13th.
At an Arab Chamber event, executives representing Emirates SkyCargo and MSC discussed the top procedures businesses must observe when it comes to shipping their goods internationally.
A group of diplomats is on a mission in the northeastern Brazilian state this week looking for opportunities to cooperate, share experiences and engage in trade and investments.
Year-to-date losses are the highest since 1997. In comparison with August of last year, performance improved.
The Ministry of Agriculture has launched a program to improve milk quality and make the product more competitive both domestically and internationally. By 2019, R$ 387 million (US$ 94.81 million) will be invested.
Processed coffee output in the country should reach 42.15 million 60-kilo bags this year. The numbers are from a survey released this Tuesday (29th) by the National Supply Company (Conab).
Zahle publishing company from Teresina, Piauí, publishes works that prioritize projects about countries, culture and business from the Middle East and North Africa.
Bianca da Silva began to teach classes in the Portuguese graduate course at Aswan University this week, as part of her post-doctorate research and of a partnership between the Egyptian and Brazilian education institutions.
The airport handled over 2.2 million people in August, the highest traffic ever for the month. The end of school recess was one of the reasons for increased traffic.
Issuing of bonds pegged to the benchmark interest rate drove the Brazilian debt to R$ 2.6 trillion (US$ 653.6 billion) last month, up 3.1% from July.
In her opening speech at the 70th United Nations General Assembly, Dilma Rousseff stated that Brazil is a ‘welcoming country’ and spoke for the establishment of a Palestinian State.
The 2015 economic shrinkage projection from Brazilian financial institutions has gotten worse. As of last week, a 2.7% decline was expected, based a Central Bank poll.

