A smaller number of consumers sought out credit last month in Brazil than in April 2014 and in March 2015.
President Dilma Rousseff said that the new stage of the project, set to start in June, will cover highways, ports, railways and airports.
In the second week of May, exports were higher than imports by US$ 676 million. Year-to-date, however, the country is running a deficit.
A company from Egypt will have a stand in the exhibition, which will also promote matchmaking with companies from UAE and Sudan, among other countries.
Red Cross exhibition opens May 28th with photos of hospitals and conflict lines in these countries. Images by photographer André Liohn warn about the risks that medics and patients go through in these situations.
The Lebanese-born Nersin Chibli opened Café Chibli in the capital of Brazil’s Mato Grosso state. Lebanon-style non-percolated coffee and typical pastries and snacks are a hit with the locals.
A report from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development mentions a rebound in agriculture, growing exports of high value-added goods and cheap oil and also makes projections for Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan.
Earnings from this year’s Q1 declined 1% over the same period of last year.
The Brazilian mining company has completed an operation with a syndicate of 24 global banks. The sum will be available for withdrawal until 2020, replacing a previous line of credit.
Such is the expectation of the Brazilian agency Tunísia Tur, which has taken travel agents from tour operator CVC this week to see major destinations in the North African country.
Made of biscuit, the dolls by Daniele Oliveira are a hit among flight attendants from Etihad and Emirates. The first order, of 4 dolls, was already shipped. Now, she is receiving orders of up to 100 pieces.
The meat producer’s revenues with exports to the two regions increased in Q1, but this markets’ share in the company’s total exports declined.
The institution’s net profit reached US$ 1.9 billion in Q1, an increase of 115% over the same period of last year and of 93% over Q4 2014.
The Brazilian state-run institution disbursed US$ 11 billion in loans in quarter one. A more restrictive operational policy affected the results.

