Researchers have developed raw and cooked ham, coppa, bacon and others. The idea was to optimize the utilization of the herd, but the project also sees opportunities in market niches, such as the Muslim consumers.
Author: Alexandre Rocha
The Fund’s executives gave positive assessments on the direction of economic policies in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Defense fair IDEX takes place from February 19 to 23. Brazilian defense sector’s association will take 18 companies. Embraer and the Ministry of Defense are also expected to attend.
Tax rate went up from 5% to 20%. The poultry sector’s association expects the impact on Brazilian exports to be ‘marginal’.
The dean of the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brazil, Ibrahim Alzeben, and the CEO of the Arab Chamber, Michel Alaby, visited the state and met with representatives from the government and private sector.
Sales from Brazil to the region totaled USD 935 million last month. The highlights were the shipments of sugar, iron ore, auto, iron and steel pipes and fresh meat.
Foreign sales from Brazil are seen grossing USD 5.5 billion by the end of the year, down 7% from 2015. Imports from markets including Egypt and Saudi Arabia fell short of expectations, but a rebound is expected.
The move applies to frozen whole chicken through May 31 2017. The reason is an increase in prices charged for locally-made product.
The country’s government and entrepreneurs held this Monday, in São Paulo, a conference to encourage Brazil’s Lebanese community to consume Lebanese products, and visit and make investments in the Arab nation.
Business organizations in 34 countries have signed on to the Marrakech Declaration, whereby they support the entry into force of the Paris Agreement and make suggestions. The Arab Chamber is a signatory.
Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce Foreign Trade vice president Rubens Hannun, discussed the Muslim market to students taking the course ‘The Islamic World,’ at the Foreign Ministry’s school for diplomats.
Cevital will set up manufacturing operations in Marabá, Pará. The company also invests in foodstuffs and logistics in the country.
CEO Michel Alaby will accompany the Brazilian minister of Agriculture Blairo Maggi to the UN conference in Morocco. He will also be at a business event championing the emission reduction targets.
The final panel of the 4th Brazil Africa Forum, in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, was moderated by the CEO of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby.
