A group of university students from Dubai is in Brazil to participate in a global training program promoted by holding Al Ahli Group. The best team should compete for a US$ 20,000 award.
Author: Marina Sarruf
Brazilian mate herb will be introduced to the Arab market at the Dubai-based food industry fair in February. Green mate, roasted mate and several flavours will be available for tasting at the event.
The market in the United Arab Emirates is among the priorities for actions for promotion by Brazilian organisations. The first should be the Gulfood, a food sector fair in February.
The largest shoe sector fair in Brazil, which begins on Monday, should bring together 1,000 exhibitors. Visitors may learn about the novelties of the 2010 Autumn/Winter collection.
Brazilian businessmen interested in participating in the main food sector fair in the Middle East, in Dubai, from February 21st to 24th, may already enrol through the Agriculture Ministry site.
There will be three new sector fairs in the Arab world. Djazagro, for agriculture and food, in Algeria, Health Care, in Syria, and Mactech, of machinery and equipment, in Egypt.
The new trade show for fashion and design in Rio de Janeiro, held in the sidelines of the Fashion Rio parades, will receive importers from seven countries, among them the Emirates and Lebanon.
Abd Elghani Awad Elkarim, inaugurated in the embassy of Sudan to Brasília three months ago, wants to show Brazilians the business opportunities in his country and to organise an event in 2010.
In the next two years, the Brazilian company has firm orders for E-Jets from airlines in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman. In the Middle East, there already are 35 commercial aircraft in operation.
The aviation company believes that there are opportunities both in the executive and commercial areas in the Middle East. Company executives bet on growth of air transport there.
Domestic market revenues for the company should reach US$ 500 million this year, a figure equivalent to 10% of total revenues, as against 4% last year.
Medical and hospital product fair Medica should result in US$ 32 million in deals for Brazilian companies. Export orders have been placed by clients from Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia and Sudan.
This was the total of revenues with shipments in November. When compared to October, there was expressive growth in sales to Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen and Bahrain.
The countries of the region represent 20% of the cargo throughput for PGL. The partnership between the Brazilian company and Aramex, in Jordan, simplifies exports to the Arab world.
