A thematic agreement between the GBEP (Global Bioenergy Partnership), in Tunis, is discussing indicators to use in public policies in biofuel. Brazil and Sudan are members of the group.
Author: Isaura Daniel
New Vehicle Manufacturers Association chairman, Cledorvino Belini, wants to establish a national program to encourage auto industry technology and innovation. The future aim is to export intelligence.
The company is considering developing a series of projects in other countries. The most advanced ones are Peru, Mozambique and Nicaragua, and an inquiry was also made for an operation in Egypt.
The Brazilian Timber Group was established this year to export wood products to the Middle East. The first sales were discussed this month in the United Arab Emirates.
The Brazilian construction company has pre-qualified for a tender in the Arab country located in North Africa. The contract concerns the building of a dam.
Children’s book ‘Operation Rescue in Baghdad,’ by Luciana Savaget, was translated into Arabic and is read by Palestinian children. In the book, an operation saves fictional characters amidst a war.
The Abu Ghid Folk Orchestra will play a concert featuring Egyptian folk and religious songs in the capital of São Paulo on Wednesday. This will be the group’s first performance in Latin America.
The organization’s president, Salim Schahin, is now in Damascus. He spoke with local authorities of the Brazil-Syria Business Council and of the Syrian expatriates meeting due in São Paulo.
The Lebanese prime minister, Saad Hariri, expressed his willingness to negotiate with Brazilian companies during a meeting with the Brazilian minister Miguel Jorge, in Beirut.
Tissot, a maker of high-end furniture, discussed trade at meetings with Lebanese businessmen, in Beirut. They are participating in the Development Ministry mission to the region.
The Economy and Trade minister of Lebanon, Mohammad Safadi, invited Brazilian businessmen to invest in the country, in areas like infrastructure. He opened business roundtables in Beirut.
Several companies have lined up sales deals in Cairo, on this Wednesday, during business roundtables of the Development Ministry’s mission. Rural Trade will ship 4,000 heads of cattle to the country.
The Egyptian Trade and Industry minister, Rachid Mohamed Rachid, said his country would rather buy from Brazil than other places. He, however, wants a greater flow of Egyptian products into Brazil.
The Brazilian Industrial Development Agency and the Egyptian National Competitiveness Council signed an agreement to encourage partnerships for innovation among companies from the two countries.

