Tereza Cristina will discuss the relevance of Arab countries to the industry next Monday in São Paulo.
Author: From the Newsroom
Drinks with sugar or other sweeteners will be taxed by 50% starting in the next year in the Arab country. Electronic smoking devices will be taxed by 100%. The government’s goal is to encourage healthy habits among the people.
Conference on the future of the Brazilian economy will occur in October 24 in the city of São Paulo. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce supports the event and its members have a discount in the registration.
Instituto Global Attitude is accepting applicants aged 18 to 35 to attend WGES, a forum on green economy, next October in the UAE. The program is intended to involve the youth in international discussions.
Federal University of São Carlos is one of the venues that will apply the exam. Registrations are open until August 18.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was fueled by industries including fertilizers, financial services, hotels and agriculture.
The 17th International Public Works and Construction Machinery Show will run from November 19 to 23 in Algiers and registrations are open for companies interested in exhibiting.
Sales from Brazil to the region fetched USD 892 million in July. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates are some of the leading buyers.
The unit in Carambeí, Paraná will resume activities in early September. It used to ship some 6,500 tons of poultry items to Saudi Arabia each month.
The Center for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics (Cepea-USP) reported that despite a hike in foreign sales volume, lower prices led to a 2.7% drop in revenues.
Next September, the 4th Brazilian Film Festival will see six productions featured in Beirut’s Cinema Metropolis and four at the Ishbilia Theatre and Art-Hub, in Saida.
Number of Muslim followers on the large annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, grew by 5% from 2018.
The Arab country now produces 630,000 per day, but the goal is to reach 690,000 barrels by the end of 2019. New discoveries will help.
Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil company released its first-half results for the first time. Net income was down 13%; free cash flow went up.

