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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.
FGM, of Santa Catarina, Brazil, saw a threefold increase in exports to Arab countries from 2010 to 2014. The top-selling items are whiteners and resins, with Saudi Arabia as the fourth leading importing country overall.
The famous Moroccan choreographer Bouchra Ouizguen will bring singers and dancers from her country for the 8th Contemporary Dance Festival in late October. They combine contemporary and traditional dance.
Together, the federal export and investment promotion agency Apex-Brasil and its state-level counterpart Investe São Paulo will prepare local businesses to sell and advertise their products abroad.
Songwritter and professor Fernando Lewis de Mattos will talk about five string instruments and ancient musical systems in Sumerian, Greece and the Arab world. The course is set for Monday (5th) and admission is free.
Bianca da Silva began to teach classes in the Portuguese graduate course at Aswan University this week, as part of her post-doctorate research and of a partnership between the Egyptian and Brazilian education institutions.
Brazilian companies attended a global honey industry expo and struck deals with importers from 31 countries, including four Arab nations. Two companies won prizes for their products.
The company, which sells wood products, has grown 35% in the Arab market in 2015 and plans to expand even more until the year’s end. The most sold product is wood for pallets used in the oil industry.
Mohsen Elhahdy Said will go over the state of higher education in Egypt in a seminar at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences next week. The key subject is the development of education in the BRICS countries.
Engineer Marwan Abdelhamid, the president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), will be a guest in the 72nd Official Engineering and Agronomy Week, from September 15th to 18th.
Brazilian exports to the Arab country totaled US$ 15.7 million from January to August. The president of the sector’s association says that sales are “an outlier”, since the sector’s abroad sales is declining.
A survey conducted by Fundação Dom Cabral shows that the Arab nation where the most Brazilian enterprises operate is the UAE. They are primarily involved in services provision and trade-oriented subsidiaries.
Roberto Abdalla takes office as Brazilian ambassador in Doha on September 23rd, tasked with taking relations between the two nations to a new level. A Qatari mission is set to arrive in Brazil in November.
Jordan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants to send importers to Brazil by next year at the latest. An Arab Brazilian Chamber team discussed joint actions in Amman and will travel to Lebanon and Egypt.
