Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
The Mohammed Bin Rachid Al Maktoum Foundation is going to invest in education and research in the Arab world. The initiative was announced by Maktoum himself during a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Jordan, during the weekend. The need for investing in the youths was one of the main conclusions reached at the meeting.
The Mohammed Bin Rachid Al Maktoum Foundation is going to invest in education and research in the Arab world. The initiative was announced by Maktoum himself during a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Jordan, during the weekend. The need for investing in the youths was one of the main conclusions reached at the meeting.
The statement was made by the head of the Saudi delegation currently in Brazil. Businessman Ahmed Suliman Al-Romaih spoke today during a conference at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. According to him, trade between the two regions may grow to reach this value in four years. Bilateral trade between Brazil and Saudi Arabia currently stands at US$ 3.1 billion.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian exports totalled US$ 3.33 billion in the third week of May, the same amount recorded in the previous week. In the meantime, purchases of foreign products reached US$ 2,02 billion, a 17.89% decrease compared with the second week of the month. This reduction resulted in a trade balance surplus (exports
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – The production of biofuel from cellulose may be attained before estimated by specialists. Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos, the food agroindustry unit of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), based in the southeastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, is carrying out studies for ethanol production from enzymes extracted from
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian honey exports in April yielded US$ 2.55 million, representing a 300% increase over the same month last year. In all, 1.67 million kilograms of the commodity were shipped, according to information provided by the Sebrae news agency. The figures also increased compared with March this year, when exports
According to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service and the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, 62.7% of all micro and small businesses in the southeastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro are expecting that the Games, to be held in July in the city of Rio de Janeiro, will have a positive impact on business. The city is expecting approximately 600,000 visitors for the event.
The cooperation between the legislative powers in the two countries was the theme of a meeting between the minister of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice, Antonio Herman Benjamin, and the vice-president of the Egyptian constitutional court, Adel Omar Cherif. Benjamin was in Cairo to attend a global meeting on environmental laws.
The cooperation between the legislative powers in the two countries was the theme of a meeting between the minister of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice, Antonio Herman Benjamin, and the vice-president of the Egyptian constitutional court, Adel Omar Cherif. Benjamin was in Cairo to attend a global meeting on environmental laws.
The Brazilian Fruit Institute will participate in the Brazilian mission to Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco beginning next week. The goal is to promote national juices and fruit in the region. The three countries do not yet buy large volumes of these products from Brazil, but according to the institute, they have potential for increasing imports.
The Municipal Business Incubation Program, developed by the city of Santa Rita do Sapucaí, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, currently brings together 11 new companies in the fields of electronics and informatics. They want to take their first steps in the foreign market, and sought the help of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. With products featuring low operational costs, they are betting on their ability to compete with the Chinese.
Abimo is one of the organisations that will participate in a business mission to be promoted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency to North Africa late this month. According to the international marketing manager at the organisation, Maurício Manfré, one of the objectives is to establish distribution contracts between Brazilian manufacturers and businessmen in the Arab region.
