The Arab country and Brazil are among the countries recognized by the FAO last Sunday for their anti-hunger actions. The African country has slashed its malnutrition rate from 14.6% to 6.5%.
Government-run enterprises in Brazil have executed 71.4% of this year’s budget by the end of October, according to figures released on the Federal Official Gazette.
Ceramic tile manufacturer Gail has closed an export deal to the country at the Big 5 exhibition, in Dubai, and is betting on sales to the Gulf to meet its overseas growth target.
The training will begin on Monday (Dec. 1st) at Brasília’s Rio Branco Institute and is offered in partnership by the Federation of Muslim Associations in Brazil and the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations.
The country’s government needs to buy automatic train control equipment, according to information from the Egyptian Commercial Office in São Paulo.
Students from São Paulo’s Colégio Bandeirantes school were the first Brazilians ever to participate in a Formula 1 contest and received an accolade as the best rookie team.
Expenditure expected in 2014 is 7.7% higher than the combined value of construction projects in 2013. By the end of the year, US$ 7.8 billion will be spent on interior decoration alone.
According to the Ministry of Finance, the country has started growing again. The Gross Domestic Product was up 0.1% in quarter three.
Brazil’s federal, state and municipal governments and government-owned companies have posted a US$ 1.4 billion surplus in October, after five straight monthly deficits.
Amr Farouk is speaking at a panel on food security at an international science meeting designed to discuss poverty eradication and sustainable development next week.
According to Joaquim Levy, announced as the new Brazilian minister of Finance on this Thursday, the target for 2015 will be 1.2% of GDP.
The United Nations conference is taking place in Peru next week. It is considered a transitional event leading into COP-21, due in Paris, 2015, where global climate targets will be set.
The country has held its position in a ranking from Britain’s Sportcal consulting firm, which measures the number of major sports events hosted by each country. Rio de Janeiro is hosting the 2016 Olympics.
The markets that carry artisanal products and a bit of everything are where one experiences the true Arab culture. In the Emirates, even these traditional outlets have their high-end version.
