A vessel under a Bangladeshi flag is receiving a 10,500-ton load of cottonseed. The product is to go to Saudi Arabia. This shipping is experimental and serves as a test for Antonina Port as an option to ship the commodity to the Middle East.
Author: Mark Ament
This is the first visit to the country by a Moroccan head of state. Apart from the agreement, which is going to start negotiations for a free trade agreement between the South-American bloc and the Arab country, Mohammed VI and president Lula are going to sign agreements in the tourism and diplomacy areas. The delegation will include businessmen to participate in business roundtables in São Paulo.
Caio Von Vogt, from the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, will be making his first international sale of fabric made out of jute fibre, a plant grown in the north of the country and used for the production of sacks, in December. The process for production of the cloth, which was developed over six years, is completely ecological, and does not use chemical additives. The first region to receive the fabric will be Europe.
This is the opinion of specialists in the area. They state that the country must present clear rules to provide investors with safety, announce the potential of its most dynamic sectors and show that the country can grow in a sustainable manner. In an interview published by ANBA yesterday (17), Brazilian chief of staff José Dirceu stated that it is necessary to put the country in the path of Arab investment.
In 2004 the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce took businessmen to five fairs in the Middle East and North Africa. Next year, there will be 12 trade fairs and three events turned to the tourism sector. So as to stimulate the promotion of Brazil as a tourist destination, the organization is going to sign agreements with the Embratur and with the Tourism Ministry.
Edmilson Benedito da Silva and Alexandre de Jesus, both from the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, spent two months in Abu Dhabi teaching samba, funk, salsa and reggae at sports club Al Jazira. They returned to Brazil on the November 8, but should be returning to the country in February next year.
Edmilson Benedito da Silva and Alexandre de Jesus, both from the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, spent two months in Abu Dhabi teaching samba, funk, salsa and reggae at sports club Al Jazira. They returned to Brazil on the November 8, but should be returning to the country in February next year.
This shipping is part of a larger contract, for around US$ 80 million, which involves the sale of 450 vehicles to Saptco, a public transport company in the Arab country. The remaining buses in the lot will be supplied by the Mercedes factory in Turkey.
Brazil answered to 1% of global trade in the first nine months of this year. This is the first time since 1985 that the country reaches this percentage. The fast rhythm of exports is providing an impulse to this performance. From the beginning of 2003 to September 2004, Brazil has increased its sales by 25.5%, over the world average, 17.4%.
Ouro Fino, which manufactures and sells products for bovines, birds, swine, equines, ovines, caprines, camelids and for the pet market (for pet cats and dogs), is the greatest national factory in the sector, with revenues that should reach US$ 32 million in 2004. The company currently exports the equivalent to US$ 1.3 million to the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Sudan and Mauritania.
This is the estimate of the Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association (Abef). If confirmed, the figure will be 40% greater than that registered in 2003, a record for the sector.
Today, the Brazilian government signed an agreement with the private sector so as to promote Brazilian films and television programs on the foreign market. Investment will total an estimated US$ 4.6 million so as to make Brazilian audio-visual production better known internationally. Last year, Brazil had revenues of US$ 1.8 million with film sales on the foreign market. The goal is to reach US$ 2.5 million.
Today, the Brazilian government signed an agreement with the private sector so as to promote Brazilian films and television programs on the foreign market. Investment will total an estimated US$ 4.6 million so as to make Brazilian audio-visual production better known internationally. Last year, Brazil had revenues of US$ 1.8 million with film sales on the foreign market. The goal is to reach US$ 2.5 million.
Inbra Blindados, based in the city of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil, intends to sell jeeps and truck cabins to Kuwait and Iraq. This 100% Brazilian company armours around 60 vehicles per month and also produces helmets, bulletproof jackets, and shields.
