Conceito Brazil will start promoting events held by the IFP group in Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. The enterprise already represents events in Saudi Arabia.
Author: From the Newsroom
Química & Petroquímica exhibition is due June 21st to 24th at Anhembi, in the capital of São Paulo. It should be attended by suppliers of the segment and 12,000 buyers from 15 countries.
From June 24 to July 6, the Icarabe and the Ministry of Culture of Egypt should bring nine movies to São Paulo. The classics show the history of Arab cinema and celebrate 130 years of immigration.
The business salon at Fashion Rio received importers from 13 different countries, among them Lebanon. The event brought together 253 women’s, men’s , and children’s brands from all over Brazil.
Foreign tourists visiting Brazil may receive tourist data on their cellular phones at the country’s main international airports. The service, a government initiative, will be available in 13 cities.
The meetings held at trade fair Hospitalar, in the city of São Paulo, brought together 21 buyers from 13 countries. The sales should take place over the next 12 months.
The Brazilian stand at Beautyworld Middle East, a fair that began on Tuesday, in Dubai, received the president of the Board of Business of the Emirates. Hair products were the highlight.
The Brazilian mining company sold a 30% minority stake in Vale Oman Pelletizing Company to Oman Oil Company, the country’s oil company. The sale generated US$ 125 million.
Emirates Hotels & Resorts won the Tourism for Tomorrow Award, granted by the World Travel & Tourism Council to companies that dedicate themselves to sustainable tourism.
The Arab nation, comprised of three islands, has launched a nationwide tree-planting campaign. A total of 254,000 trees will be planted to make up for deforestation and fight climate change.
Emirates SkyCargo was chosen as the best air cargo company of 2010 by British magazine Air Cargo News. It is the sixth time that the Arab enterprise receives the award.
Brazilian foreign sales in the first four months of 2010 grew by 18% in comparison with the same period of last year. Shipments totalled 1.15 million tonnes.
In April, foreign tourists spent US$ 461 million in the country, the largest value ever recorded in the month since 1947. The total for the first four months of the year is US$ 2.116 billion.
A report disclosed by the Fund informs that the economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa has improved as a result of the pickup in capital inflows and rising oil prices.
