The largest fair in the shoe, sports product and leather artefact sector in Brazil begins on Monday, in São Paulo. Arabs should visit the fair, to include 1,100 exhibitors.
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Students of state-run schools that do the Arabic course at BibliAspa should travel to the country to participate in cultural and educational activities. The trip is sponsored by Qatar Foundation.
A mission of the International Monetary Fund will meet with local authorities in Cairo to discuss the possibility of aiding the country in addressing financial issues.
A delegation from Libya visited Morocco and met with the local Exporters Association. The businessmen want to resume bilateral trade.
Ban Ki-moon is visiting the Middle East to propose investment in clean energy development and attend a meeting on reforms in the Arab countries.
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer will exhibit at the Bahrain International Air Show, from January 19 to 21. The company will advertise its commercial jets and showcase the Embraer 175 to visitors.
The Confederation of Brazilian Hides and Skins Industries says the country sold US$ 2.05 billion last year and that Rio Grande do Sul was the main exporter. China was the main buyer in the period.
The Brazilian aircraft manufacturing company delivered 204 aircraft last year, as against 246 in 2010. Sales, however, increased by 28% and reached a total of 124 jets.
Brazilian foreign sales of the product reached US$ 8.7 billion, 53.6% more than in 2010. Exports to the Arabs reached US$ 249 million, an increase of 34%.
In Brazil, the sector shipped the equivalent of US$ 94.6 billion abroad in 2011, an all-time high. To the minister of Agriculture, Mendes Ribeiro Filho, a new record should be set in 2012.
Brazilian exports generated US$ 3.539 billion in the first week, reduction of 2.3% over January 2011 in the daily average. Imports totalled US$ 3.644 billion and the country had a trade deficit.
This year, the French museum will inaugurate a section dedicated to its collection of art from the Islamic countries. The glass ceiling was inspired by silk scarves.
Automakers association figures show the number of Brazilian made vehicles licensed dropped by 2.8% from 2010 to 2011, whereas the share of automobiles made in foreign countries increased.
The Fund’s Western Hemisphere Department director claims European banks have many assets in the region and may need them should problems worsen in Europe.
