Besides its regular commercial bustle, the Argentine border city gained an air of diplomacy. Around 900 people, including representatives from Mercosur member countries, guests and journalists, will participate in the South American bloc summit that lasts until this Friday (09).
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 signing will be the official release of discussions for the tariff preference agreement to be completed up to the end of the year. Today, the Egyptian WTO negotiator, Magdi Farahat, will be at Grand Hotel Iguazú, in the Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú, for the opening of the Mercosur summit. Apart from Egypt, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has also asked for initial negotiations regarding a free trade accord with the bloc.
The Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar, has shown countries in the South American bloc formal interest in establishing a trade accord. Egypt, another Arab country, will be signing a framework agreement with the Mercosur in Puerto Iguazú tomorrow.
The Arab country answers to 23% of Brazilian shipping, and has multiplied import between January and May this year by four. So as to sell more, six Brazilian companies are establishing a company turned to the export of fertilized eggs for meat chickens.
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.
