The 1st Expo Árabe will be the main attraction of the last day of the National Horse Week, to go on up to Saturday in the Brazilian federal capital. According to the Brazilian association of Arab horse breeders, the horse used by emperor Dom Pedro I at the proclamation of independence of Brazil was an Arabian horse.
Author: Mark Ament
For the first time Brazil will play the national team of the United Arab Emirates and the Kuwait Sports Club. The coach Carlos Alberto Parreira knows the adversaries well. Having extensive experience in the region, he has directed the national teams of both countries and won championships.
Foreign sales of the product totalled US$ 331.5 million last month, which corresponded to the shipment of 255,000 tonnes. The countries of the Middle East are still the main importers in terms of volume, with a total of 626,600 tonnes in the first nine months of this year.
BRV Móveis already sells to the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. The company target is to elevate Arab market participation to 15% of total exports. In November, the company is going to participate in the Index fair, in Dubai, for the second time. The objective is to expand the number of clients in the region.
Braminas exports 40% of its red granite production to the Arab country, which has been buying from the company for over 20 years. So as to win new markets in the region, the company is going to participate in the Big 5 Show, in November, in the United Arab Emirates.
Aquaglide, the result of a joint venture between Companhia Câmara Construções Navais and ATTK, is going to produce crafts called Ekranoplans, which look like aeroplanes but fly just off the surface of the water. The initial investment will be approximately US$ 35 million, but may rise as high as US$ 80 million.
Global Era, in the southeastern Brazilian capital of São Paulo, started operating one month ago and has as its main markets of operation the Asian and Arab countries. The idea is to provide consulting and training for those interested in exporting, apart from helping in the negotiations themselves.
Two stores of the traditional Brazilian garment producers were inaugurated in Riyadh, the capital of the Arab country, in July. Another two should be opened up to the end of the year, in Dammam and, in future, another in Jeddah. The franchisee is Naharat, of which businessman Abdulhameed Al-Abdulkareen is a partner.
Two stores of the traditional Brazilian garment producers were inaugurated in Riyadh, the capital of the Arab country, in July. Another two should be opened up to the end of the year, in Dammam and, in future, another in Jeddah. The franchisee is Naharat, of which businessman Abdulhameed Al-Abdulkareen is a partner.
The organization is going to participate in the Big 5 Show, in the construction sector, in Dubai, in Jewellery Arabia, in the jewellery sector, in Bahrain, and in Index, in the furniture sector, also in Dubai. Index will receive the largest number of Brazilian companies: 38, installed in two stands, in a total area of 850 square metres.
Entry into the market in the region is among the company plans. Mannes is in the interior of the state of Santa Catarina and, apart from upholstered furniture, makes mattresses, pillows and foam rubber. A company executive is going to travel to Dubai in November to present the brand products to Arab importers.
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – While GDP growth in Brazil during the first half of 2005 was 3.4%, energy consumption in the country rose 5.4%, when compared to the same period last year (energy consumption rose 4.5% in 2004). The biggest increase in energy consumption this year was in the North, where the growth
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA) rose 0.35% in September. In August, the IPCA was up 0.17%, reports the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). For the year, the IPCA has a cumulative increase of 3.95%, and for the last 12 months ending in September, it is up
The shipping generated US$ 2.583 billion between January and September, against US$ 2.094 billion in the same period in 2004. The increase was greater than that registered in total shipments in the sector. To the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Antonio Sarkis Jr., the figures show that the Arab market still represents great space to be won.
