An agreement that should be signed at the Couromoda fair will guarantee the comfort and safety of leather shoes made in Brazil. The oil exploration industry, among others, will benefit.
Author: Aurea Santos
Animal healthcare company Ouro Fino Agronegócio already exports to Sudan, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia, and is seeking partners in order to increase its sales to the Arabs.
The Texbrasil project aims to export US$ 572 million in 2010, involving 1,174 Brazilian companies. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt are targets of the programme.
The number of bags sold grew 25% and revenues rose by nearly 5% compared with 2008. Syria and Lebanon were the leading buyers of Brazilian coffee.
Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Syria are participating in the 15th edition of the International Handicraft Fair, to take place from January 22nd to 31st in Natal.
The only foreign team to dispute the São Paulo Youth Football Cup, Al Hilal, from Saudi Arabia, brought the dreams of Arab youths to the land of football.
In January, the Arab country will host the second edition of Aeroexpo Marrakech, an international exhibition for the aviation industry and services. The event should receive around 40,000 visitors.
Egypt, Libya and Algeria should collaborate with the recovery of Brazilian bovine meat exports next year, says Roberto Giannetti da Fonseca, president of the Beef Industry and Exporters Association.
The Syrian consul general to São Paulo, Ibrahim Issa, met with the Arab Brazilian Chamber board of directors to set the details of a visit of a delegation of Brazilian executives to Brazil.
Catering company Thaita serves typical Lebanese cuisine dishes at parties, dinners and cocktails. The company also offers courses to those interested in learning its recipes.
Book ‘Cuisine and Renal Therapy – Flavours for a Thousand and One Nights’ adapts Arab recipes to the diet of patients with chronic renal disease. It was written by doctors, nutritionists and chefs.
In 2009 alone, the state of Paraná exported almost 900,000 tonnes to the region, generating revenues of over US$ 1 billion. The Middle East is the main foreign destination for Paraná state chicken.
The Brazilian Vanessa Araújo, nominated for the Unctad’s Empretec Women in Business Award, has exported her coffee cosmetics to the Netherlands and Portugal. Now, she is prospecting the Middle East.
In a meeting with representatives of the Brazilian Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, the Egyptian ambassador to Brasília, Ahmed Darwish, claimed that his country wants to have Brazilian plants.
