In 2013, Dubai’s ports operator handled 55 million containers, down 1.9% from 2012. In the emirate, however, the volume handled was an all-time high.
The institution, controlled by the Bahrain-based Arab bank ABC, posted a US$ 110 million profit in 2013. The return on equity was 15%.
Dollar inflows to Brazil exceeded outflows by US$ 1.61 billion. Foreign trade-related exchange operations boosted the performance.
Performance was positive last year, as per a survey from the National Confederation of Industry, despite a slowdown in December.
The ‘Tourism Dirham’ will be charged on all types of accommodations within the emirate. The charge will be made per room, per night, starting on March 31st. The charge will range from US$ 1.91 to US$ 5.44.
The event will take place on May 4th and 5th in preparation for the United Nations climate summit, due to be held in September in New York.
Revenues from foreign sales stood at US$ 567 million in January in Brazil, down 4%. Due to the dollar hike, revenues in reals were up 12% to R$ 1.35 billion.
There was a 3.5% decline from November, the highest since December 2008. In the whole of 2013, however, activity was up 1.2%.
The city’s free zone, which is Morocco’s largest, is home to over 450 export-oriented enterprises. Their main fields of work are auto parts and aerospace.
Boaonda, based in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, is active in the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco and Egypt. Now, the company plans on breaking into the Tunisian market.
According to the National Petroleum Agency, the daily average in December was the highest ever. At the pre-salt layer, oil and gas extraction was up 2.5% from November.
The sum resulted from US$ 16 billion in exports and US$ 20 billion in imports. The performance was similar to that of the same month last year.
Central Bank’s Focus Bulletin estimates a 6% rate for this year, as against 6.02% in the prior poll, conducted last week.
Enele, Brazilian furniture maker from Santa Catarina, exported to Algeria five years ago and now wishes to restart doing business with the region.
