Growth in the second quarter was recorded compared with the same period in 2025. The oil sector contracted 24.7%.
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The International Monetary Fund expects Saudi Arabia’s economy to expand despite the conflict in the Middle East, with oil export revenues supported by higher crude prices.
After three months of decline, Brazilian exports to Arab markets in the Gulf region, where the Middle East conflict is centered, posted a slight increase again in June.
Brazilian journalist Patricia Matos de Farias, who lives in the Middle East, presented earlier this monthher book, Cerzideira—Stitching with Threads of Memory, to the Brazilian community in Bahrain. The work is a reflection on womanhood, memory, and ancestry.
Data from Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services show a 0.7% increase in exports and a 21.5% decline in imports compared to the same period in 2025.
Led by its chairman, Qais Al Yousef, a mission from Oman’s Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones is in Brazil and held a meeting on Friday (15) with representatives of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
In its earnings report, the Brazilian meatpacker said exports to Gulf countries rose in March from February due to the Muslim holy month.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited the plant, which received USD 20 million in investments. The facility has the capacity to produce 1,300 metric tons of urea per day, equivalent to 5% of national demand.
The country’s Civil Aviation Authority announced the resumption of air traffic at Kuwait International Airport, which had been suspended due to the Middle East conflict. Kuwait Airways flights resumed on Sunday (26).
For the first time, the Moroccan National Tourism Office is bringing travel agencies to the WTM Latin America trade fair. An Egyptian company says that the opening of a museum in Cairo is attracting more Brazilians to the country.
Exports from Brazil to the Arab countries in the Gulf are positive during the quarter but slid 31.47% in March as a result of the war in the Middle East, according the Arab Chamber.
Carriers not based in countries affected by the conflict say regular services will resume from June. In some cases, operations will not normalize until October.
A U.N. commission report warns of the Middle East conflict’s impact on Arab countries’ energy, water and food systems. A 20% rise in food prices could push 5 million people into food insecurity in the region.
The shipping company announced on its website an overland transport service from Asia to Middle East destinations via Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Some countries in the region currently lack maritime access due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
