Brazilian exports of the product to the Arab market last year totalled US$ 3.38 million, growth of 30% over 2007. Libya, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were the main destinations.
Author: Marina Sarruf
Brazil had an opportunity to present its biofuels industry at the World Future Energy Summit. Masdar group demonstrated interest in the technology.
At the end of last year, Lebanese student Fernando Khatlab was awarded by newspaper L’Orient-Le Jour, from Beirut, for establishing a portal turned to the Lebanese and their descendants abroad.
The target for the Organics Brazil project this year is to expand sales abroad. Among the target countries are the Emirates, which already import food and hygiene products from Brazil.
Cultivated in Ancient Egypt and widely consumed in the Mediterranean region, farro can now be found in soups, salads and pastas at Casa da Fazenda do Morumbi, in the city of São Paulo.
Two Brazilian companies that participated in the shoe sector fair in São Paulo received buyers from the Arab world, one from Algeria and another Saudi. Together the orders total seven thousand pairs.
On the first day of the shoe fair, in São Paulo, representatives of Farah Trade, an importer and distributor of children’s shoes, closed deals with two Brazilian companies.
The business week held on the sidelines of Fashion Rio is going to count on more than 200 companies. The 30 guest importers include a distributor from Dubai.
The objective of the Peiex program, whose budget is US$ 5.4 million in 2009, is to help small companies from eight states and the Federal District to enter the foreign market.
At the end of the month, Salvador should stage an International Ethnical Music and Dance Festival, from regions like the Balkans, India and the Middle East. The Egyptian Mohamed El Sayed should teach.
The footwear fair, to be held in January, in São Paulo, should receive importers from 12 countries, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The event will bring together 1,200 exhibitors.
The new Palestinian ambassador to Brazil, Ibrahim Alzeben, wants to take experience in energy, sports and urban administration to his country. Authorities from Palestine may come to Brazil this year.
Company Global Carpet & Rug received companies interested in importing its products. The Brazilian JCB is expecting to close deals in the cosmetics sector.
The sectors most promising to investment were presented at the Brazil-Jordan Business Forum. Tourism, pharmaceuticals and information technology top the list presented by authorities and businessmen.
