Etihad Airline has chosen the route to test a new project for reduction of fuel consumption in its aircraft.
Author: Marcos Carrieri
Marcos Carrieri
A journalist with stints in daily newspapers and press offices, he holds a master’s degree from the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon and a postgraduate degree in business communications from the Methodist University of São Paulo.
The monetary authority’s governor, Alexandre Tombini, claims that the measures taken to drive down the US dollar exchange rate are proving fruitful.
Revenues from sales to Middle East and North Africa countries were down 16.08% August-on-August. Still, the performance was the best so far this year.
Royal Air Maroc’s investment plan for the country includes daily flights within three years, and the use of more modern aircraft by 2015. Operations will start on December 9th.
Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Brazil-based enterprises and sectorial associations discuss ways to boost trade ties between the countries. Bilateral tourism is also set to grow.
Political and economic challenges have influenced business exchanges between Brazil and the Middle East. The Arab Spring and economic diversification of the Gulf countries may yield further benefits.
In a communiqué, the world’s leading economies claim various measures were taken to fight the crisis, but tandem work is needed for growth to be resumed.
The Brazilian venue at the civil construction fair in Dubai will have 12 booths this year. The total area has increased from 72 m² in 2012 to 126 m² in 2013.
Finance minister Guido Mantega says Brazil’s gross domestic product, which was up 1.5% in quarter two this year, was fuelled by spending on infrastructure projects.
Internationalization ranking shows that Tunisia, Morocco, Cape Verde and Ghana attracted Brazil-based companies in 2012. The study also shows that meat company JBS is Brazil’s most international enterprise.
Minerva Fine Foods has shipped out its first batch of processed products to the fast food chain, which will redistribute to other Arab countries.
Minerva Foods is projecting increased income from foreign sales, and claims Arab countries are key to this process.
A company in São Paulo developed a bottling process that allows the juice to last eight months. Product was launched in 2012 and is being shipped to Europe. There have been talks for sales to Arab countries.
The international version of the Brazilian program has undergone modifications by request of benefited countries. The government offers special financing lines for agricultural machinery exports.
