The International Sweets and Biscuits Fair (ISM) is the sector’s first event of the year, and producers see great potential in exports to North Africa and the Middle East.
Author: André Barros
‘I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced’ portrays the story of 10-year-old girl that, upon forced to marry a man 20 years her senior, asks for a divorce. It opens in Brazil on January 26.
Crowdfunding campaign aims to raise money to tell stories of Syrian families in Brazil, Germany and Jordan. The idea is for ‘Salam, Syria’ to be completed until the end of the year.
More than ten buyers from the Middle East are attending the fair that runs until Thursday in São Paulo. Walid Tarabey, from Dubai, is one of them – and it’s his first time in Brazil.
Held at the Jurerê Internacional beach, in Florianópolis, event gathers exhibitors from many countries and regions.
‘As I Open My Eyes’ tells the story of 18-year-old Farah, who just wants to enjoy life in the pre-revolution Tunisia.
The sector’s association is expecting over USD 13 million in orders in the Arab Health and MedLab fairs scheduled between the end of January and beginning of February in the United Arab Emirates.
Packaging developed by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) in partnership with other institutes contributes to avoid waste in domestic and international shipping.
The Arab country will be one of the countries to receive greater attention in the 2017-2018 period by the program, a partnership between the sector’s association, Abicalçados, and Apex-Brasil.
The close relationship between the Sharjah emirate and the São Paulo International Book Biennial can create opportunities for the exchange of copyrights between Brazilian and Arab publishing companies.
The manufacturer from Rio Grande do Sul state has been exporting to the Middle East for 5 years. This year, the country was the company’s main client abroad.
Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, president of the Qatar Football Association is in Brazil to pay tribute to the football club involved in the air disaster that killed 71 people.
The one located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has the opening scheduled to January. Dubai will also see the opening of a steakhouse of the chain from Rio Grande do Sul in March.
Out of all Arab countries, the Egyptian market has the strongest growth potential for 2017, according to industry association ABPA. In 2016, exports to the African country soared by 45.8%.
