The demand for high value-added products in the region was one of the themes of a seminar held this Tuesday in Florianópolis to mark the launch of a mission to the Emirates organized by the Fiesc.
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 Arab country has an expressive textile industry and has been expanding sales to Brazil. In the sector, one of the highlights is the production of jeans, supplying European retail chains.
Students at Usek, the Lebanese university, arrived in the country last week for exchange at UFPR, of Paraná. Heads at the organisation were also in Brazil to work on ties.
Sugar Shoes, a company specialized in vulcanized sports shoes, exports kid’s shoes to Saudi Arabia. The contract forecasts the shipment of 20,000 pairs of shoes a year.
Sales of the product to the region rose from US$ 525,000 in the first half of 2010 to US$ 6.8 million in the same period this year, boosted by purchases from Mauritania.
Employee training at the Volkswagen engine factory, in São Carlos, calls attention of units in other countries. The differential is the use of an engine prototype for manipulation.
Developing countries accounted for 67% of the initial public offerings in the second quarter this year. In Brazil, the offers raised US$ 2 billion and in the Middle East, US$ 487 million.
The Alagoas Dairy Production Cooperative unites small farmers to produce and sell dairy. The project includes 3,000 farmers and aims to export.
The number of grants for translation of Brazilian literature abroad rose from an average 23 a year to 68 in the second half of 2010 alone. The National Library Foundation has a new call in the area.
Cristalina, in Goiás, is the land of white quartz crystal. There, artisans are specializing themselves in producing better jewels, costume jewellery and handicraft with the input, and winning markets.
North of Santa Catarina has beaches, mountains, much food and European colonization. Thus, it could only be a region of parties celebrating the cultures of Germany, Poland, dancing and even shooting.
Middle Eastern and North African importers should attend a business roundtable for refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation and heating due September, held by sector organizations Abrava and Apex.
The Alecrim group, which comprises Brazilian children abroad, organized two June Parties in Lebanon, one in Baalbeck and the other in Bar Elias.
Growers from the state of Rio Grande do Sul are getting ready to manufacture ethanol from rice. They are already willing to build six plants and the idea will be passed on to president Dilma Rousseff.
