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.
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.
