The export development agency will set up meetings for Brazilian food product buyers and Emirati exporters during Gulfood, the expo opening on February 26 in Dubai.
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.
Delegates from the Chamber, now under a new administration, convened with Arab diplomats in Brasília and pledged to work on increasing promotion of Arab goods on the Brazilian market.
Revenue from Brazilian foreign sales to Arabs increased by 13.5% year-on-year in January. Shipped amounts and the prices of sugar and ore drove the increase.
Apex-Brasil and the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs are arranging a trip to Morocco, Egypt and Algeria in April and companies can join in. Further details will be provided at the Arab Chamber on February 15.
Rubens Hannun, the organization’s new president who took office early this month, sat down for his first board meeting last Monday (6) to outline actions regarding trade and member companies.
Alessandra Luiza de Morais Gabriel of Minas Gerais, Brazil created a project to help children in risk situations to play. She works at refugee camps in Greece, whose residents include Syrians.
A Brazilian entrepreneur had the idea to create men’s-only brand Male after getting a haircut and a shave at an establishment in Marrakech two years ago. The brand opened a store last month.
Photographer Marcelo Schellini created a documentary on Egyptian stories and a book telling travel stories, with photos portraying how Arab culture was incorporated into Brazil’s. Both are part of his doctoral work.
The Brazilian company Volunteer Vacations offers trips to 16 countries. The programming focuses on volunteer work and includes refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon. For the latter, the next departure will be in April 2017.
The region accounted for 9% of the exports via Exporta Fácil in 2015 and declined from January to November of this year. Saudi Arabia is the seventh largest destination in the service’s overall ranking.
The organizers have confirmed that 12 buyers from the region will join a buyer project that offers special conditions to international guests. The footwear industry exhibition happens in January in São Paulo.
The Immigration Museum of São Paulo State and the university ESPM launched a digital collection with content produced by immigrants since the 1990s. In all, 119 initiatives have already been registered.
Samba, from Minas Gerais, will manage hotel Bossa Nova Beirut, set to open next year in the capital of Lebanon. A company executive is seeking for new opportunities in the Middle East.
Apex-Brasil is training female entrepreneurs and promoting their products abroad. In 2016, over 1,300 women engaged in foreign trade-related awareness-raising activities.
