They will compete in the regional finals of the Hult Prize for social entrepreneurship on the 13th and 14th this month. The team from the University of Brasilia has found sponsors for the trip.
In 2014, the country reached the 16th position in a United Nations ranking and is the highest placed African country. Tanger-Med Port helped improve the country’s rating.
Journalists Paula Quental and Joel Santos Guimarães are set to begin publishing this Friday on their new solidarity economy-oriented blog Solidare.
In February, the organization’s food price index registered lowest prices of the last 55 months. The cost of cereals, sugar and meat offset appreciation of milk and oils.
Enterprise from the Ras Al Khaimah emirate is exhibiting at Expo Revestir tile fair in São Paulo. Brazil is the premier target market in the region, and the company plans on having a local branch in the country.
Brazilian companies from the agricultural machinery and school supplies sectors will attend meeting scheduled for March 10th. Delegation includes ministers and government representatives.
The meat packing company grossed US$ 4.8 billion on foreign markets last year. The Middle East lost share as a destination and Africa remained level.
In February, 200,000 units were manufactured, 28.9% less than in the same month of last year. Exports, however, increased 9.2%.
The rate of foreign goods sold on the Brazilian market was 22% last year. In industry, the share of imported inputs was 24%.
Usek has started working to gather records of the arrival of Lebanese people in Latin America. Argentina will be the first country researched; Brazil will be the second. Archives will be available online.
Organized by Apex-Brasil and the Arab Chamber, trade delegation will meet with importers from the sectors of food, machinery and construction. Entry is open until Friday.
Agreement signed by the two countries involves the growing of eucalyptuses in the Arab country. The goal is to produce wood, generate power and ward off desertification.
Index that measures the prices of primary products with international rates increased 4.97% last month, after dropping 5.14% in January.
United States dollar outflows from Brazil exceeded inflows by US$ 1.4 billion in the month, mostly as a consequence of financial operations.

