Directors of the International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF) and the National Institute of Metrology met in Rio de Janeiro. The goal is to standardize certification procedures.
Author: Alexandre Rocha
Brazil purchased USD 6.5 billion worth of goods from Arab countries in 2017. Exports to the region climbed 18% to USD 13.6 billion, with the trade surplus figure reaching an all-time high.
The Arab Chamber revealed its activities calendar to its members this Tuesday, over breakfast. At least 27 commercial actions will take place in Brazil and in 13 Middle East and North Africa nations.
The event was intended for the sharing of information and ideas regarding the organization. A research showed that the Chamber enjoys credibility.
The CEO of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce showed up at the Embassy of Palestine in Brasília to express solidarity towards the Palestinian people on behalf of his organization.
Such is the estimate from the organizers of the food industry expo which ended this Thursday in Abu Dhabi. The Brazilian pavilion in the event had backing from the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council chairman Nelson Carvalhaes said the country ‘does a great job’ in the region and that consumption is picking up worldwide.
Devised by the Federation of Muslim Associations and taught at diplomacy school Instituto Rio Branco, in Brasília, the program featured a lecture by Arab Brazilian Chamber president Rubens Hannun.
A delegation from the Arab country is holding a seminar on the Mercosur agreement this Friday in São Paulo. On Thursday evening, the group met with Arab Chamber’s directors.
After a five-and-a-half-year stint in São Paulo, Kabalan Frangieh will assume the post of ambassador in Johannesburg, South Africa. A farewell luncheon was held at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce headquarters.
The organization welcomed clerics from the Arab community in São Paulo on Monday at an event to mark the end of the year.
The comic book ‘Brimos’ (translated as ‘Cousins’, alluding to the way Arabs called themselves) will have its script written by journalist and historian Marta Tajra and architect and designer Paulo Akl. It will be launched in mid-2018.
Brazil’s ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs are taking companies that need cash for their projects to a meeting in Abu Dhabi with funds from across the Gulf. Registration ends on Monday.
The group will be in São Paulo on December 7 and 8, and will attend a seminar and business matchmaking at the Arab Chamber. They want to explore the opportunities created by the free trade agreement signed with Mercosur.
