Brazil-Arab world trade on the rise Gulf News | Brasilia/Sao Paulo Brazil's trade with the Arab world increased more than 28 per cent to $25.13 billion (Dh92.9 billion) last year and is expected to grow by up to 15 per cent this year, according to the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. | A Brazilian trade mission to the Middle East will arrive...
NGOs, Corporations and the Changing Geography of Poverty Huffington Post | Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the UK as the world's sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers. The BRIC countr...
World Bank's Zoellick to step down, U.S. eyes spot The Guardian * Zoellick says he will step down end of June * United States to name candidate within weeks * World Bank board to follow 'open and expeditious process' (Adds comments from Brazil, emerging market official, interview) By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, ...
Baidu said to expand reach to Brazil China Daily A Baidu counter at an exhibition in Beijing. Baidu Inc is to open a subsidiary in Brazil and hire local employees as it seeks to tap the Latin American nation's market.[Photo/China Daily] | ...
Racing to get ramshackle airports ready Gulf News | The scene will be a shock for football stars and die-hard fans landing at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos international airport, Latin America's busiest. | The small immigration hall is choked with passengers from multiple flights arriving consecutively. | Pas...
World Cup stadiums seek standing ovation Gulf News | Itaquera, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Sao Paulo, has a lot to cheer about ahead of the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil. | The sheltering arms of giant cranes cradle the area's ticket to booming business: the site of the Arena de Sao Paulo, w...
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World lacks enough food as population soars: UN Zeenews London: The world is running out of time to make sure there is enough food, water and energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and to avoid sending up to 3 billion ...
BP must cover some of rig owner's Gulf liability: judge Turkish Press | BP is required to cover some -- but not all -- of rig owner Transocean's liabilities for the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a US judge ruled Thursday. | The mixed ...
American Airlines to add flights between D/FW, Brazil Business Journal Lance Murray Digital Content Producer - Dallas Business Journal Email | Twitter | Twitter | American Airlines announced it will expand the number of weekly flights between Brazil a...
Mexico's Televisa seen posting lower net profit Hartford Courant | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican broadcaster Grupo Televisa is expected to report a 3.7 percent decline in fourth-quarter net profit, with investors seeking more details on its $1.6 billion payment for half of cell phone company Iusacell. | Five ana...
In Brazil, Google paves Facebook's path to the top Hartford Courant | SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Facebook's popularity in Brazil has exploded over the past year, and the company may have its biggest competitor to thank for it. | In its recent initial public offering filing, Facebook said its number of active users in Braz...
Local investors urged to explore Cuban market The Saigon Times HCMC – Vietnamese enterprises with an intention to invest in Cuba should start sounding out opportunities there now, said the Commercial and Economic Office of the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi. | An official of the office said the Cuban government has ch...
Exclusive: Brazil jets deal heats up as Boeing freezes bid Hartford Courant | SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Boeing has frozen the price on its bid for a multi-billion-dollar Brazilian air force jet contract, sources close to the deal told Reuters, as the global race to sell military hardware to emerging economic powers becomes more competitive. | Boeing is offering to sell its F-18 fighter to Brazil for the same price per plane as...
