Arab food franchise network Mister Sheik plans to double its sales of chocolate safihas during Easter. They already represent 10% of the brand’s revenues.
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 planning minister of Iraq, Ali Baban, is in the country for meetings with representatives of the public and private sectors. The government of Iraq wants to boost relations with Brazil.
The brand launched a global portal, with links to sites from countries in which the sandals are sold, among them Egypt and Morocco. The local sites are also going to be reformulated and standardised.
This month, the Agricultural Research Corporation will attend the International Exhibition of Moroccan Agriculture, in Meknès. The aim is to offer research and technologies for semiarid farming.
HR Turismo, from São Paulo, established a department exclusively for operations with the Arab market. The company offers group and individual packages, with activities like seawater therapy and golf.
One of the stories in Milton Hatoum’s new book, ‘A cidade ilhada’, is in honour of his grandfather. Hatoum, of Lebanese roots, created character Moamede, a merchant and storyteller.
The Arab country should be the subject of the parade of Copa Lord, from Florianópolis, in the next Carnival. In April, a team from the school is travelling to Morocco to do research on the country.
The city should show gastronomy, art and handicraft under theme ‘Morocco’. The exhibition should be in October, during a magic festival, to take place in the same moulds as the Moroccan edition.
They are going to participate in the business forum to take place before the Summit of South American-Arab Countries, in Doha, next week. Uruguay is an exporter of services and agribusiness products.
A government team has travelled to the Arab world prior to the Summit of Arab-South American Countries, due next week in Doha, in order to discuss the matter. Chile wants more trade with the region.
The country is going to take eight private sector representatives to the Aspa entrepreneurial forum, due next week in Qatar. The businessmen want to sell more to the Arabs and diversify their markets.
The two countries are among those to have growth of over 3% in consumption of furniture this year, according to an Italian study. Brazil aims at a share of this market, according to the Abimóvel.
Businessmen from the country hope for talks for lower import and export fees during the meeting of heads of state of Arab and South American countries, to take place late this month, in Qatar.
Syria and Egypt answer to 8% of the group’s foreign sales, the leader in grain storage in Brazil in 2008. The group posted 80% growth in general exports and 119% in revenues.
