Project takes tourists to experience the history and art of countries such as Morocco and Egypt. Tours include a private visit to the Cairo Museum and cooking lessons in Marrakech.
Author: Isaura Daniel
Isaura Daniel
A journalist with a degree from Unisinos and experience in economy and finance, she has been responsible for international coverages and amassed eight journalism prizes.
The ornamental stone producer exports 80% of production and has already sold to Egypt and Palestine. The company aims to export more to the region and bets on exotic granite to please the Arabs.
Those interested in participating in the CEO Summit of South American-Arab Countries, in Peru, next week, may enrol at the CNI. There should be roundtables.
Simone Amaro established Brigadelly, producing brigadeiro sweets at her house in the Emirates. She produces around 2,000 sweets a month and participates in a handcraft fair at Times Square mall.
Companies in the construction, transport, agribusiness and infrastructure sectors should also be represented in the business forum at the Summit of South American-Arab Countries, in Peru.
Meeting between Arab and South American leaders, to take place in October, in Peru, should have minutes decided during the UN General Assembly. Preliminary agenda includes tourism and transportation.
Sales to the region were US$ 9.3 billion in the accumulated result for this year up to August, as against US$ 9.6 billion in the same months in 2011. Sugar and iron ore boosted the performance.
Around 560 textile companies based in the city have undergone training and many are already exporting. Maringá and its vicinities comprise a hub which manufactures 7 million clothing items each month.
Specialists believe the commodity’s prices should remain stable, with slight expansion in the short and medium run. The product is among the main items in the Brazilian trade basket with the Arabs.
The company produces leather items and exports practically the entire production. Articles go to the United States, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Turkey and India. The target is to reach the Arabs.
Among the 100 products to have greater import tax for entry into Brazil, 24 are in the trade basket with the Arabs. Glass plates and polyethylene are the main ones.
The Arab country imported 139,000 pairs from the Brazilian city in the first half of this year. Sales there grew 19% in the period, while exports as a whole dropped 18%.
Sebrae agency is promoting a meeting between local micro and small businesses and importers in Salvador, Bahia. The 100-some businessmen who have registered thus far include an Arab distributor.
The state increased production from 12,000 tonnes in the early 1990s to over one million tonnes. The arrival of new entrepreneurs, development of technology and a promising market helped.
