The January value was practically stable in comparison to the same month last year. To the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Antonio Sarkis Jr., this indicates that Brazil has strongly expanded sales of industrialised goods since, in total, exports to the region increased by 22% reaching US$ 388 million.
Author: Mark Ament
The Muslim Beneficent Society from the Santo Amaro neighbourhood in São Paulo plans to open an Islamic Theology School in the country. Sheikh Hussam Al-Bustani, who heads the project, is talking to the directors of the Al-Jinan University, in Lebanon, on the possibility of creating in São Paulo a course in partnership with the institution.
The Muslim Beneficent Society from the Santo Amaro neighbourhood in São Paulo plans to open an Islamic Theology School in the country. Sheikh Hussam Al-Bustani, who heads the project, is talking to the directors of the Al-Jinan University, in Lebanon, on the possibility of creating in São Paulo a course in partnership with the institution.
The information was given by the Sudanese minister of Foreign Trade, Salman Suleiman Al-Safi, to the secretary general at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby, in Khartoum. The idea is to bring exporters of cotton, henna and from the oil sector and importers of foodstuff and building material. The trip should take place yet this half.
This is the forecast of the executive director of the Brazilian Chamber of Electronic Trade, Cid Torquato. He bets on an increase in the offer of digital services and in the number of users. The sector had revenues of R$ 12 billion (US$ 5.6 billion, at current exchange rates) in the country in 2005.
Brazil had revenues of US$ 2.9 billion with sales of agricultural products on the foreign market in the month of January. The value is a record for the first month of the year. Sugar, alcohol, meats and soy were the items that contributed most to the performance.
Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, which congregates the large majority of Egyptian Christians, he is going to consecrate on Sunday the only Coptic church in Brazil, in the city of São Paulo. The religious man is coming accompanied by a committee of 16 priests and bishops who will be met by Arab ambassadors and by priest Aghason Anba Paul, who is responsible for the church in São Paulo.
Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, which congregates the large majority of Egyptian Christians, he is going to consecrate on Sunday the only Coptic church in Brazil, in the city of São Paulo. The religious man is coming accompanied by a committee of 16 priests and bishops who will be met by Arab ambassadors and by priest Aghason Anba Paul, who is responsible for the church in São Paulo.
Agência Brasil* Algiers – Oil company Petrobras, from Brazil, and its Algerian counterpart, Sonatrach, should begin a partnership this year. During a visit to Africa, the Brazilian minister of Mines and Energy, Silas Rondeau, stated that both companies are discussing the possibility of joining forces in a consortium. Through this consortium, they could dispute the
Agência Brasil* Algiers – In his final address in Algeria, before leaving, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited businessmen from the country to visit Brazil after partnerships and to learn about the Brazilian market. According to Lula, there are excellent Brazilian institutions with capacities to increase cooperation between both countries in agriculture, vigilance of
The objective of GoldBacker, a maker of jewels that already exports to the United Arab Emirates, is to establish a partnership with an Arab representative who may help in the conquest of new customers. The company is famous for the production of woven golden threads.
Part of the history of the most important architect in Brazil involves Algeria. Niemeyer designed various projects for the Arab country, among them the Mentouri Constantine University, in 1969. The work was a personal request by then president Houari Boumedienne. Currently aged 98, Niemeyer said, in an interview to ANBA, that he still has many Arab friends, among them the current Algerian head of state, Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Agência Brasil* Algiers – The minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Luiz Fernando Furlan, stated today (08) that Brazil may reduce the trade deficit with Algeria with new enterprises in the country, especially in the area of civil construction. Furlan is participating in the presidential committee that started today a visit to four countries
