A report from the organization mentions the country as a reference, alongside Peru, Mexico, Argentina and Chile, but warns that Latin America remains one of the most unequal regions in the world.
The event ‘Lebanese Diaspora Energy 2015’ starts this Thursday (21th) and ends on Saturday (23th) in Beirut. The goal is to highlight the success of Lebanese expats throughout the world and encourage them to keep in touch.
A survey from the Brazilian Central Bank shows a slowdown from February. Year-on-year, there was an even bigger retraction at 2.7%.
The Federal University of São Carlos issued an admission directive for each one of its courses. The goal is to facilitate the access of refugees to higher education. Enem is now used for the selection approval.
The money will be spent on aiding Palestinian refugees in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.
The country posted a US$ 5.14 billion deficit year-to-date through April, down 27.5% from the comparable period in 2014.
Middle East Airlines – Airliban signed a purchase agreement for a Legacy 500, with an option for another unit. The plane is due for delivery by the end of the year and will be used in chartered flights.
The Gulf-based airline will have aircrew selection events in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, respectively on May 30th and June 2nd.
The International Tradeshow for Leather and Footwear starts this Monday at Serra Gaúcha (Rio Grande do Sul Highlands) and expects buyers from 26 places, among them Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Sudan and Libya.
A representative of importers met with Brazilian commodity suppliers to stock up for Ramadan.
The stand-by arrangement has been extended for seven months, until December 31st, to allow more time for reforms implementation. The country has received US$ 1.15 billion from the Fund so far.
The volume of gas and oil produced in April by the company, in Brazil and abroad, reached 2.78 million of barrels of oil equivalent per day.
Students from five universities in the country are participating in the finals of the ACM-ICPC programming competition on May 20th, in Marrakesh. The contest has 128 teams from around the world competing.
The UN agency believes transnational corporations (TNCs) will be more willing to invest from this year on, as a result of the expected rebound of the world economy.
