Part of the money will be used to attend the needs of 1.7 million Syrian refugees. Africans sheltered in Ethiopia and Kenya also benefit from the donation.
A holding company from Abu Dhabi has purchased the New Scotland Yard building at an auction for US$ 580 million and will convert it into a residential/commercial estate.
A preview of a United Nations report on the global economic scenario forecasts growth of 3.1% in 2015, higher than the 2.6% expected in 2014. The situation has improved, but risks do exist.
The Brazil Lebanon Cultural Centre is hosting the show “Brazilian Sailors at Unifil: at the service of peace on Lebanese waters.” The event runs until January 30th, featuring photos, uniforms, medals and sailing objects.
The data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics points to an increase over 2013, with expectation of harvesting at 194.5 million tons of cereals, legumes and oilseeds.
Law firm Carlezzo Advogados Associados, from São Paulo, has opened its first international unit in the United Arab Emirates, specializing on intermediating deals between teams in the Gulf and South America.
Estimation comes from the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein, which also foresees improvement on sales to the Middle East and increase in Brazilian production.
The sum meant to finance the UN agency’s programmes in 2015 falls short of what was supplied by donors a year ago.
Conflicts have wrecked part of the country’s infrastructure and affected the performance of non-oil economic sectors. The commodity’s output will be higher than last year.
The country was elected for Unrwa’s Advisory Commission, the body that advises the organization in its main strategic decisions.
Watch in this episode: Arab companies at the CPhI South America trade fair; the Apas Fair, a key event for the supermarket industry in Brazil; a lecture by professor Arlene Clemesha about the modern history of the Arab countries; and Rio de Janeiro’s Botanical Gardens.
From July to September, the sector in the Arab country grossed US$ 2 billion, a 112% increase in comparison to the same period of 2013. The number of tourists reached 2.8 million.
In the first week of December in Brazil, export revenues have surpassed the value of imports by US$ 398 million. However, the year-to-date deficit is nearing US$ 4 billion.
Cooperation agreement provides practices exchanges among institutions. Sudanese also signed a US$ 70 million loan agreement with an investment fund from Kuwait.
