Exports of the commodity, which stood at 19.9 tonnes from January to May 2007, increased to 1,100 tonnes this year. The state of Rio Grande do Sul (S) answered to over half the sales.
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.
Fenearte, an art fair held in Olinda from July 4th to 13th, will feature exhibitors from the United Arab Emirates. The event should generate US$ 12.5 million, according to the organisers.
Brazil posted revenues of US$ 166 million from sales of iron ore to the Arab market in May. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain were the leading buyers.
Owned by group Paquetá, the brand has two outlets in Egypt and should have another before the year ends. In the Middle East, 30 stores will be established in five years.
São Paulo-based Novo Mel is negotiating with importers from Dubai to sell its products. The company offers honey ranging from sachets to one-kilogram packages.
The Gramado Tourism Festival, to be held in November, will feature exhibitors from Brazil and 30 other countries. Qatar Airways and Emirates Airline will attend, but organisers want more.
Chicken, footwear, engines and clothing made in Brazil all have a fixed address in the Arab world. The national industry already owns offices and factories in the region. Even banks are out there.
Artist and businesswoman Celene Sitônio, from the city of João Pessoa, produces handbags, belts and luxury costume jewellery. The products are sold at sophisticated shops in Europe, Australia and Brazil. Now the artist plans to enter the market of the Emirates and also to win Arab consumers.
Brazil is going to send an astronaut on a mission to space for the first time on March 22. Lieutenant-colonel Marco Pontes is going to take with him, on the spacecraft, nine results of Brazilian scientific research, among them a tropical tree, the result of work developed by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation.
Leaders in the Islamic and Arab communities heard by ANBA believe that the official version of the Koran in the Portuguese language will serve as a reference both for Muslims as for people of other beliefs. A better comprehension of the Islamic religion on behalf of the Brazilians should be one of the results of the initiative.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is going to approve, up to the end of this month, five provisional measures to benefit companies that work in foreign trade. The measures, which involve tax reductions, are going to reduce the cost for installation of industrial units, accelerate decisions for investment in the country and sponsor exports.
This performance means a growth of R$ 5.7 billion (US$ 2.3 billion) when compared to the same period in 2004, and was influenced by the increase in the prices of the commodity. On May 12th, for the first time, company production exceeded 1.8 million barrels a day, reaching Brazilian consumption, but self-sufficiency has not yet been reached as average production has not yet arrived at this level.
The value is the sum of the riches generated in one year by the 34 countries which will be represented at the summit for the two regions, which takes place Tuesday and Wednesday. On the Arab side are oil giants, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and on the Latin side great agriculture producers such as Brazil and Argentina. Tomorrow will be the opening of the business meeting which will gather businessmen of the two regions.
The prime ministers of Syria and Lebanon arrive today at the federal capital of Brazil to participate in the summit. The two ministers and the president of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, will have meetings with president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva even before the summit starts, on Monday. Yesterday one of the first Arab officials arrived at the city, the president of the League of Arab States, Amr Mussa.
