Brazilian software manufacturers will feautre in Gitex from October 20th to 24th. Programs for banks, the oil industry and telecoms are the most on demand in the region. Registration is open until September 16th.
Figures released by the Egyptian statistics agency show, however, that the number of people who travelled to the country in the first seven months this year was up 8% from 2012.
Such was the forex flow deficit in the first week of the month alone. Year-to-date, the country is still running a surplus dollar inflow, according to information from the Central Bank.
World Luxury Expo will be held in Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait City, Riyadh and Jeddah. The exhibition will feature brands like Porsche and Steinway & Sons and will be for guests only.
The World Bank’s arm will allocate US$ 79.6 million into the Brazilian company via investment and loan.
The Eclac forecasts that foreign sales from the region will grow at a similar rate to last year’s 1.4%. The organization expects Brazil’s figure to be down 0.1% this year.
Abu Dhabi-based holding company and Netherlands’ Trafigura have signed an exclusivity agreement with Eike Batista’s mining company to acquire Southeast Superport.
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE, in Portuguese) is expecting 187.3 million tonnes to be harvested this year. The volume is down 0.3% from the prior forecast.
Online tool by the Jordan Tourism Board instructs operators on key information required by tourists about the country. There is training targeting different industry segments.
The Focus Bulletin, compiled by the Brazilian Central Bank based on a poll of financial institutions, is expecting the country’s economy to grow by 2.35% this year. The prior estimate was 2.32%.
The Brazilian trade balance showed a US$ 299 million surplus in the first week of the month, but year-to-date, the country is running a US$ 3.4 billion deficit.
Adolescents from the two Arab countries will participate in the Gymnasiade, a global school contest due in Brasília from November 27th to December 4th. Over 30 countries will be represented.
Brazil’s Foreign Office has devised a strategy to move 395 Brazilian citizens living in the Arab country to neighbouring countries in case an armed intervention led by the United States takes place.
Revenues from Brazilian exports to the region stood at US$ 143 million from January through August this year, up 6.3% from the same period in 2012.
