The mission to Iran, Lebanon and Egypt that the Ministry of Development will promote in April aims to diversify the basket of products and increase the number of companies that sell to the region.
Author: Isaura Daniel
Representatives from the Arab country came to Brazil to have a close look at the Sicobe, an anti-evasion system of the Federal Revenue. They visited the AmBev plant, which has the equipment installed.
President Lula will be honoured at a dinner in São Paulo, on the National Day of the Arab Community: March 25th. He was the first head of state, after Emperor Pedro II, to visit the region.
Djazagro, a food, machinery and packaging sector fair, should take place in Algeria in April. The country is the main food importer in Africa. Enrolment is open at the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
Brazil had revenues of US$ 484 million with sales to the Arabs in February, 45% more than in the same period in 2009. Sugar was mainly responsible. Export as a whole grew 27%.
Brazil should be theme of talk at Med Log, a conference in the logistics area to take place in Tangier, in April. The country was chosen as the focus of the meeting is food exports.
The Beautycare Brazil program, for sector export incentive, has elected Saudi Arabia a target market for 2010 and 2011. Businessmen in the project should travel to the country.
The institution has had a new director for two months. Ahmad Serieh, born in Damascus, graduated in History and worked with archaeological excavations some years before coming to Brazil.
Investment in construction in Brazil totalled US$ 328 billion in 2009, according to figures disclosed by ITCnet, a research company. Most of the funds – US$ 162 billion – went to industrial works.
The slaughterhouse had 25.6% of its raw beef export revenues connected to the region last year. In 2008, the percentage was 19.2%. It was the part of the world that bought most beef from the company.
The factory, from São Paulo, is negotiating the sale of machinery to a businessman from Algeria. The organisation is going to set up a glass factory and should buy Fibermaq equipment for composites.
The Moroccan should be a character for the teaching of African History, as he visited the continent in the 14th century. A historian elaborated the teaching material for use at Brazilian schools.
Fortaleza should host, in August, an international conference on the climate. Public policies for semiarid and arid regions will be discussed. Arab countries should be present.
A non-governmental organization named Artest works to take handicraft from the southern Brazilian state abroad. The items have reached 30 different countries and clients include seven Arab nations.

