In the evaluation of Michel Alaby, a foreign trade consultant and secretary general at the Arab Chamber, the developing country tariff reduction agreement cannot replace WTO negotiations.
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Al Hilal Club is among the 92 football teams to compete in the São Paulo Youth Football Cup, to take place from January 3rd to 25th. The Saudi Team is the only foreign team.
The Ministry of Agriculture’s calendar of activities already includes trips to the Middle East and North Africa. This year eight international trips were made.
The Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association plans to intensify the promotion of its sustainability, quality and sanitation issues in 2010.
Listed companies ended the year with an aggregate value of US$ 1.224 trillion, expansion of 130% over December 2008.
In November, over 560,000 foreign passengers arrived in Brazil on international flights, growth of 7.88% over the same month last year.
The 2nd Latin America Mid-East Investors Forum (LA-MEIF) will take place in the United Arab Emirates, in April, with participation of companies based in the Gulf, Egypt and Jordan.
Survey conducted among 3,100 expatriates elected the Arab country as the best place for foreigners to adapt to.
Since it went into force in Brazil, in July this year, the amnesty law for illegal immigrants has benefited over 37,000 people. The Lebanese are sixth in the ranking.
Africans and Latin Americans attending graduation courses in federal Brazilian universities may apply for a scholarship worth one minimum wage. The deadline for enrolment is January 24.
Sonangol participated in tenders, and next year it will sign agreements to drill for petroleum in Iraq. Reserves in the area that the company will operate in are estimated at over 1 billion barrels.
Three factories, of electrical conductors, electronic components and computers, will develop new projects in the municipality of Divinópolis, state of Minas Gerais. Investment will total US$ 16.5 mn.
Company Baumann-Travel is promoting the participation of Brazilian healthcare professionals at Arab Health, due January in Dubai. The group will count on the guidance of a plastic surgeon.
Petrobras, its subsidiary Petrobras Biofuels, and Petrochina are going to look into the possibility of producing ethanol together in Brazil to supply the Chinese market.
