The Arab country is showing this Thursday (30), at the Museum of Islamic Art, the film Central Station, opening a series of monthly screenings to take place all year long. The project is part of the Year of Culture Qatar Brazil 2014.
Invitation to tender published this Wednesday (29) asks companies to elaborate a study for the concession of a stretch of the Brazilian highway BR-101, in Rio de Janeiro. Bidders have ten days to apply.
Foreign direct investments in developing nations added up to US$ 749 billion. The sum represents 52% of the global FDI flow, which increased by 11% and reached US$ 1.46 trillion.
The sector agency estimates investments on oil and natural gas research in the next ten years in Brazil will reach R$ 30 billion.
According to a research by the National Confederation of Industries, the percentage of Brazilian companies that will be making investments in 2014 has dropped to 78.1%, in relation to 83% last year. Only 3.6% of them will invest abroad.
The Brazilian Export Promotion Agency is organizing the Carnival Project, which will bring 314 importers to Brazil for business and to see the carnival parade at Rio de Janeiro. Organizers expect the event to generate US$ 340 million in business.
With businesses in the fields of electronics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, research and services, Technopolis gathers over 40 companies in Rabat and is open to Brazilian entrepreneurs.
The country signed a partnership with FAO to promote agriculture and veterinary research in Angola. The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation will train researchers in the African nation.
A mission from Egypt is visiting slaughterhouses in Brazil until February 13. The aim is to renew exports certifications.
Brazilian trade balance produced a negative result of US$ 1.6 billion last week, which increased the month’s deficit to US$ 3.65 billion.
A Brazilian Central Bank study shows that financial institutions lowered the country’s economic growth expectation this year from 2% to 1.91%.
The Vitoria Stone Fair takes place on February 18 to 21 in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo and will receive companies from Egypt and Oman. The Arab-Brazilian Chamber will also have a stand at the exhibit.
Mohamed El Sayed will teach Sufi and belly dance techniques. Lessons will take place on February 15 and 16. Registration is open.
There will be a loss of 849 million hectares of green lands by 2050, if the current deforestation rate continues. The figure is part of a UNEP study and represents nearly the size of Brazil.
