Brazilian imports from Arab countries dropped due to reduced oil purchases. As a consequence of the high price of the commodity forecasted for 2010, though, sales should rise again.
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.
Brazil obtained US$ 304 million in revenues from sugar sales to the League of Arab States in September. The product accounted for 37% of total exports from the country to the region during the month.
Arab Brazilian Chamber president Salim Schahin participated in the IMF and WB meeting in Turkey last week. To him, Brazil is ‘the ball of the turn’ and this good moment should attract investors.
The maker of turbo chargers for vehicles will have an exclusive distributor in Iraq: Awad Hatem Melajy & Sons Trading FZCO. The contract should be signed next week in the interior of São Paulo.
The Arab countries in the region expanded their imports from Brazil by 6% from January to September this year. Brazil is performing well in sales of sugar, supplied to the continent.
The Brazilian company is going to supply 3.3 million tonnes of direct reduction pellets per year to the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation. The two companies have been in business together since 1982.
According to the United Nations ranking, Kuwait, Qatar and the Emirates are in the group of countries with a ‘very high’ Human Development Index. The Emirates rose two points in the classification.
The 2nd Conference of Brazilian Communities Abroad should bring together, from the 14th to the 16th of October, academics and politicians from countries where Brazilians live. Lebanon is represented.
The factory already sells to three Arab countries – Jordan, Syria and Bahrain – and is negotiating with the Emirates. The strategy for coming seasons should be winning the Arab market.
The state of Paraíba should get a specialization on the semiarid starting in 2010. The course should help primary teachers take into consideration the local reality while teaching.
The state of Paraíba should have a course on the semiarid starting in 2010. The classes will help elementary school teachers to take the local reality into consideration when teaching.
Factories in the Juruaia lingerie production hub made contact with an importer from the Emirates, at a fair in France, last year, and are now negotiating sales to the Arab market.
Both countries are among the five nations that import higher value-added shoes from Brazil. The average price of shoes bought by Oman was US$ 75.93 in August. To Qatar, the price was US$ 64.96.
FertBrasil, a network formed by Embrapa, institutes and companies aiming at reducing the Brazilian dependence on imports should start operating in 2010. The goal is to develop new technologies.
