The executive of United Marketing Group, Abdul Hussain Kadhim, is in the city of São Paulo, the largest business centre in Brazil, in the southeast of the country, to participate in business roundtables with businessmen in the sector. The company is going to supply the construction material and furniture for 50,000 houses, apartments and offices that are under construction in Dubai emirate.
Author: Mark Ament
The South American leader in the production of thermoplastic resins, the company purchased around 400 tonnes of naphtha, one of the inputs used, on the foreign market in the second quarter of this year. The main suppliers were the countries in North Africa. In the first half, the company had profit of US$ 274 million, attributed mainly to the performance of exports, which grew 44%.
A Leather Technology Centre is being built in the midwestern Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. It is the first in the Midwest of Brazil. The centre will execute not only studies on cattle leather, but also on leather of other animals, like sheep, pigs, alligators, fish, capybaras, ostriches, chinchillas, and even frogs.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB) promoted yesterday, in Curitiba, the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, a seminar about business opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa. In the evaluation of Ardisson Akel, from the Federation of Industries of the State, Paraná has much to offer. The secretary general of the CCAB, Michel Alaby, pointed out the importance of fairs like those that are going to take place in September in Dubai and Syria.
During the first semester, sales to Saudi Arabia increased 310% and reached more than US$ 15 million. To Algeria, shipments yielded almost US$ 8 million, value 23 times greater than that registered in the same period in the previous year. Trade promotion, made by the government and the private sector, is pointed out as the main responsible for performance.
A representative of Taurus, from the United Arab Emirates, is in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo seeking Brazilian businessmen interested in participating in the business. He is one of the six Arab importers who are participating in the Fenavem, the furniture sector fair that began yesterday in the capital of the state of São Paulo.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Brazilian trade balance registered its all time best surplus for a full week and also broke a monthly record in July. After a weak performance in the previous week, caused, partially, by a strike by Revenue Service technicians, the trade balance (exports minus imports) reached the historic figure of US$
Thirty importers from countries in Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East are going to participate in the 24th edition of the International Trade Fair for Furniture Exports and Sales (Fenavem). The sector foreign sales had an increase of 19% in the first half, in comparison to the same period last year.
The new collection of underwear by band Liz was baptized "Raks Sharki", which means "belly dance" in Arabic. The items present Arab designs and are already exported to eight countries, among them Lebanon, where the company has an exclusive representative.
An innovative program by the Ministry of Culture is going to train youths from impoverished communities to produce music and films. The first 100 multimedia kits will arrive in the so-called Points of Culture in September this year. All production is done on free software. The government intention is to create 1,000 Points by 2007.
An innovative program by the Ministry of Culture is going to train youths from impoverished communities to produce music and films. The first 100 multimedia kits will arrive in the so-called Points of Culture in September this year. All production is done on free software. The government intention is to create 1,000 Points by 2007.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The 14th edition of the Brazilian Dairy Cattle Exhibition and International Dairy Industry Expo (Expomilk 2005), which is taking place in São Paulo, includes the participation of 100 foreign businessmen, coming mainly from the United States and Canada. According to a spokesperson for the event, the main interest of
