The Arab country established a Council for Digital Economy and seeks to increase the contribution of the sector to the GDP to 20% over the next 10 years.
Author: From the Newsroom
Evening meal to end the daily Ramadan fast was hosted on Tuesday (12) in the Itamaray Palace by Brazil’s Foreign Affairs minister Carlos França. Leaders of the Arab Brazilian Chamber participated.
The Dubai-based airline announced that it will resume flights to four destinations, including Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires as of November 2.
Brazil’s bank provided a USD 7 million credit to the company Cipalam requiring a commitment to run inventory of greenhouse gas emissions.
The Brazilian industry shipped 13 million pairs of shoes in March, with a sharp increase in volume. Demand from the United States has gone up.
The International Monetary Fund reached an agreement with Lebanon for a four-year extended fund facility that will however only get full approval if the Arab country enacts a series of reforms.
The Library of Lebanese university USEK has established cooperation with the Moise Khayrallah Center in the United States. Through it, a digital collection of journals and newspapers published by Arab immigrants in Latin America will be processed with OCR technology, facilitating research.
A bill being discussed in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies plans on increasing financing options for value-added exports like aircrafts and electronics.
Six manufacturers of components for leather, footwear and artifacts from Brazil joined APLF last week, when they signed and agreed upon business agreements.
The Brazilian space received a total of 2.12 million visitors during the six months of Expo 2020 Dubai.
Author and psychanalyst Betty Milan took over the chair number 4 of the São Paulo Academy of Letters last week. Some of her literary works discuss her Arab origin.
Brazil increased international sales of halal poultry protein by 5% in the first two months of this year, according to ABPA. The period precedes Ramadan, which this year takes place from early April to early May.
The closing ceremony of the World Exhibition took place in Dubai on Thursday (31) and featured concerts by singers Norah Jones, Christina Aguilera, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
The emirate issued a resolution regulating the use of bicycles and electric bikes and scooters in a bid to transform Dubai into a bicycle-friendly city and promote environmentally friendly modes of transport.

