The state-owned Saudi company will be one of the participating companies in Rio Oil & Gas. The fair will feature 1,300 exhibitors and 55,000 visitors are expected.
Brazil purchased 2.7 million tonnes from countries in the region from January through July this year, up 19.8% from the same period last year. Morocco was the leading supplier. Brazil’s global fertilizer imports were up 12.8%.
The US$ 217 million instalment is part of an agreement signed in 2013. The Fund says the economy is growing slowly, but acknowledges the fact that structural reforms are being implemented.
Watch in this episode: Arab ambassadors visit Santa Catarina state; how to welcome an Arab guest; Professor Claudio Jorge Monteiro from the FGV School of Economics; and the Apas supermarket trade fair.
A project with Algerian investment in Brazil and another with Brazilian investment in Sudan have been presented at the Brazil-Africa Forum this Friday in Fortaleza, Ceará.
Technicians from the International Monetary Fund and delegates from ten Arab countries met in Beirut to discuss ways to improve tax and customs management.
Industry weighed down on the country’s economy in quarter two with a 3.4% decline. In the twelve-month period leading up to June, GDP was up 1.4%.
The Gulf country will have a cultural week in Villa Lobos Park from September 18th to 21st. Among the attractions, two chefs will prepare traditional dishes and a band will play folk music.
The decision was announced after a meeting between the Agriculture ministers of Brazil, Neri Geller, and of the Arab country, Adel El-Betagy. Egypt’s minister of Commerce denounced anti-dumping on glass.
Representatives of Cevital are participating in the Brazil-Africa Forum, which is being held until Friday. The Arab Chamber’s International Business executive, Fernanda Baltazar, is also attending the event.
The organization has accepted the Arab Chamber’s project to streamline and cut costs in product sales processes to Middle East and North Africa countries.
The projection is part of Brazil’s Budget Bill for next year. The minimum wage will be raised by 8.8% to US$ 348.18.
The São Paulo International Book Biennial offers options ranging from classics to books on Arab cuisine. The publisher Arresala focuses on Islam and is attracting visitor attention.
A survey conducted by Dom Cabral Foundation shows that Brazilian companies attained a higher rate of internationalization in 2013 than in 2012. Construction company Odebrecht now tops the ranking.
