Speaking at the Climate Summit in New York, president Dilma Rousseff stated that Brazil is proof that economic growth and environment preservation do not contradict one another.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has informed that the average daily number of people leaving Iraq for Jordan has grown from 65 in June and July to 120 in August and September.
Brazilian milk and milk products exports amounted to US$ 72 million from January through August. According to a industry representative, the region has ‘very strong market potential.’
Brazil’s storage equipment maker will have local suppliers for some of the products it uses in projects in the region. A partner has been selected in Turkey and Arab enterprises are being considered.
Deficit is running at US$ 42 million in the third week of September. In comparison to September 2013, exports declined and imports increased.
The Abu Dhabi-based airline has hired sales representatives in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, to propel its business in the south, north, northeast and midwest of Brazil.
The 2014 growth estimate from financial institutions for Brazil’s economy has been revised down again, this time from 0.33% to 0.30%.
Foreign sales fetched US$ 16.5 million year-to-date through August. The United Arab Emirates is Brazil’s leading destination in the region and the second worldwide.
The initiative by the NGO Adus and the Icarabe seeks to assist refugees in the city of São Paulo. Their needs range from furniture to job market insertion.
The event kicks off next Wednesday and will include 350 productions made in 60 different countries. At least six Arab films are in the program. Palestinian filmmaker Najwa Najjar will make a guest apperance.
Partnership for the creation of an integrated strategic agenda for the promotion of tourism in the cities of Rio de Janeiro was launched this Friday.
Negotiations held during the Rio Oil & Gas exhibition were the best since 2004. Brazil’s National Oil Industry Organization superintendent says sector’s demand will be high in the next few years.
The Abu Dhabi-based airline is using the funds to purchase aircraft and invest in companies it holds stakes in.
The tax break may entail import tax exemption for models fuelled by combustion and electrical power. The tax rate will hinge of each vehicle’s energy efficiency.

