Aside from the two countries, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates ranked among the 20 leading targets of the Brazilian industry in February, although their imports have declined.
Importers from Algeria, Oman, Morocco and Iraq have attended Expodireto Cotrijal, an agribusiness fair held this week in the city of Não-Me-Toque, Rio Grande do Sul. They discussed partnerships.
Index which evaluates Brazilian economy had expansion in January over December. In comparison to the same month last year, increase was 0.93%.
Ports in Paraná receive half the fertilisers coming to Brazil from abroad. Earlier this year, Paranaguá finished implementing an integrated electronic system that will raise shipping efficiency.
The Brazilian National Supply Company is shipping 5,700 tonnes to Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.
Company will build new wood pulp plant in Paraná. State funding corresponds to 43.6% of total investment in the project.
Brazil’s Imbil exports pump systems to the oil and gas industry in several Middle Eastern countries, and is looking to expand its business even further.
The funds will be allocated to urban mobility works in seven Brazilian cities, including light rails in Brasília, Goiânia and Natal.
In an event in the North-American capital, the World Affairs Council – Washington DC honours sheikha Moza bint Nasser, from Qatar Foundation, and Brazilian ambassador in the US, Mauro Vieira.
President Dilma Rousseff has submitted to the Senate the appointments of new officials for the embassies of the United Arab Emirates and Sudan. The Kuwaiti ambassador has been selected and should take office in the next few months.
Revenues from foreign sales to Arab countries declined in January. The two leading importing countries in the region, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, cut down their purchases. Overall, the top-selling product was sugar.
Forecast for 2014 is by the International Air Transport Association. According to Iata, companies in the world are likely to have good profit this year, in spite of the rising costs of fuel.
In all, 136 billion litres were sold in 2013. The figure comprises diesel, biodiesel, gasoline, ethanol, fuel oil, aviation kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas, and compressed natural gas.
The country was expecting to surpass the United States in soy harvest volume, but weather issues caused the output to fall short from the target, and the Brazilian crop remains the second largest in the world.
