Ibirapuera park goers stopped to see the opening of the Saudi Culture Days festival. Young people clad in sportswear, on rollerblades and roller-skate mingled to men and women dressed in typical clothes from the Gulf country.
Author: Alexandre Rocha
Port authorities in Brazil and the Arab country are discussing the signing of an agreement during the Omani delegation’s visit to the coastal city in the state of São Paulo.
Representatives from government agencies and state-owned companies are in Brazil to promote business opportunities in the Arab country.
Economic Forum was attended by government officials and business executives from both countries. The Brazilian vice president Michel Temer took part in the conference.
Tunisian Kamel Ben Naceur, head of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber in the last appointment of his two-day trip to São Paulo.
Document’s objective is to promote the cooperation between the two organizations. The Dubai-based venture wants to attract Brazilian companies.
The metaphor was used by Jebel Ali Free Zone delegates to illustrate the opportunities available to Brazilian companies operating from the emirate.
A Provisional Measure passed by the Senate allows tax to be levied on profit earned abroad by domestic companies, even if the earnings are not nationalized. Attorney Luiz Felipe Ferraz says the rule renders treaties void.
To the ambassador Bernardo de Azevedo Brito, who has released a book about the country at the Arab Brazilian Chamber headquarters, Brazilian companies must not ‘leave this market untapped.’
Foreign Office’s undersecretary-general for Middle East and Africa was voted Arab Chamber Personality this year. Ceremony will take place at São Paulo’s Jockey Club.
The country ranks 65th among 160 countries in a World Bank survey. In the prior edition of the index, released in 2012, the country placed 45th.
Lebanese institute will promote long distance classes about geopolitics of the region and Lebanon. Registration is open until March 31st.
LBCI is featuring a series of shows on personalities of Lebanese ascent. Episodes with Michel Temer and Amyr Klink have aired. On Friday, São Paulo city mayor Fernando Haddad will be in the spotlight.
Shipments added up to US$ 14 billion, representing a 5.4% decrease in relation to 2012, whereas imports in the same period added up to US$ 11.4 billion, an increase by 2.7%.
