Four Arab importers have visited São Paulo this Tuesday on their way to Expodireto Cotrijal, the agribusiness fair which takes place in the municipality of Não-Me-Toque.
Team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meets with local authorities and claims country had ‘broad’ growth last year. The use of public funds, however, needs adjustment.
São Paulo’s AmstedMaxion wants to export wagons and their parts to the Middle East and North Africa. The company is betting on the Mauritanian and Saudi Arabian markets.
The number of units sold dropped 17% in February in relation to January. Production, however, rose 19% in the same comparison.
Production was up 2.9% according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Output from the capital goods industry was up 10%, the highest rate of all industries surveyed.
The market’s share in total foreign sales from Brazil went from 4% in the first two months of 2013 to 5% in the same period this year. Sales to the region were up 46%.
The result in February 2014 is down 19.8% from February 2013, but up from January this year.
To Rafah Barakat, head of the Qatar-Brazil Year of Culture project, the events are an opportunity for people in both countries to know one another better. Brazilian exhibits in Doha are already a hit.
According to a poll of financial institutions conducted by the Brazilian Central Bank, the country’s economy should be up 1.68% in 2014. The prior projection was 1.70%.
Expodireto Cotrijal opens this Monday (10) and will receive delegates from six Arab companies for business matchmaking rounds. The event is a hub for crop sales and introduction of new technologies.
Clown group Traço Cia de Teatro from Santa Catarina will take part in Festiclown Palestina, in October. The event will bring circus shows to Palestinians and Syrians who live in refugee camps in Lebanon.
Lebanese institute will promote long distance classes about geopolitics of the region and Lebanon. Registration is open until March 31st.
Agreement provides for Iraqi oil to be taken to Jordan. From there, product will be transported to Egypt to be refined and exported to African countries.
The conference will take place from March 24th to 28th, featuring ministers from countries in the region. One of the subjects will be the participation of African youths in agribusiness.
