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 secretary general of the Argentine Arab Chamber of Commerce, Sattam Al Kaddour, affirms that the bloc needs approximation with the Arab world as a whole. At the Mercosur summit next week, Egypt will close a framework agreement with the four South American countries that are members of the group, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Morocco manifested, at the beginning of this year, interest in a treaty with Mercosur, the common market of the South.
From the Newsroom São Paulo – Navalshore, the Naval and Offshore Industry Fair and Conference, began this Monday (28) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event, which continues until Wednesday (30), brings together shipyards, navigation companies, ship and oil platform product manufacturers and service providers, as well as representatives from public organs and union entities. The
Technicians with college-level education will also be hired to work in the area.
After their sanitary problems, the United States and Europe will fight for their shares of the international beef and chicken market. Brazil, having won over new clients in the segment these past few years, will have to work hard to keep the markets it has opened.
The North Americans answered, in May, to 20.51% of Brazilian foreign trade. In the same month of last year, they had purchased 22.52% of the products in the Brazilian trade basket. On the other hand, less traditional partners, such as Africa, the Middle East, and Russia, increased their import from Brazil.
From the Newsroom São Paulo – Agriculture generated 156,000 new, formal, direct jobs in Brazil, between January and May of 2004. The data, released this Thursday (24) by the Ministry of Agriculture and Supply press adviser, are in the General Record of the Employed and Unemployed (Caged). Agribusiness accounted for 15.1% of formally registered positions open
The Brazilian company begins a proactive approach to sell to the Arab region. This year, Angelus has already sent a shipment to Egypt worth US$ 3,000. The aim is to ensure that sales to the Middle East account for 30% of exports, in three years. The company manufactures prosthetic, endodontic, and aesthetic orthodontic items.
Overseas sales of the commodity went from 929,000 tons in the first five months of 2003 to 2.7 million this year. Volume is three times larger. This result was stimulated by the low product quote. From January to May of this year, Brazil has already sold 77% of the total amount traded on the international market in the whole of 2003.
Kuwaiti undersecretary of foreign trade, Hamad A. Al-Ghanim, suggested the promotion of a showing with exclusively Brazilian products and services in the Arab country. In a visit to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, he also manifested his intention of formulating a memorandum to help businessmen from both countries relate commercially.
The special envoy from the Kingdom of Bahrain, sheikh Salman Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, stated that cooperation and partnership is the best route for developing countries to grow. Yesterday (14), the Moroccan minister of Foreign Trade called the representatives of other countries present at the Unctad to find solutions for poor countries to solve their debts. Apart from these two, another representative from Arab countries, the Kuwaiti minister of Industry and Trade, spoke on the first day of debat
In the accord with the European Union, the Mercosur is prepared to reduce tariffs on products in both sectors. This information was provided on Monday (14) by Brazilian Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade minister Luiz Fernando Furlan, during the 11th Unctad.
