From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer signed a contract last week with ETA Star Group, from Dubai, for the sale of seven Embraer 170 with options for another three and purchase rights for another five aircraft. The value of the agreement, according to the company list price, is US$ 220.5 million,
Author: Mark Ament
Robert Lee, executive director at Nakheel Investment Projects, a real-estate development company in the United Arab Emirates, will be one of the speakers at Nordest Invest, a tourist and real estate investment event to take place in the state of Pernambuco (NE Brazil). The executive is going to discuss the experience Dubai has as a global tourist destination.
Brazilian exports of dairy products to the Arabs reached US$ 41.6 billion in the first four months of this year. The largest buyer was Sudan and the product most sold was powdered milk.
This is the opinion of the secretary general at the General Union of Chambers for Arab Countries, Lebanese economist Imad Shehab. In an interview to ANBA, he said he plans to renew the institution to make it into the real representative of the private sector in the region and that he believes in greater sharing of profits with the local economic growth.
The number of tourists visiting the continent should almost double by 2020, according to a report by the World Tourism Organization. Last year, 44 million people visited the continent, in which there are nine Arab countries. In 2020, the continent hopes to receive 77 million tourists.
The Iraqi Ali Khaled Abu Taha, aged 18, is the new member of Brazsat Football Club, from Brasília, the Brazilian capital. After spending the last four years in a refugee camp in Jordan, Taha sees in Brazil a unique opportunity to fulfil his dream: becoming a famous football player.
The country expanded imports of chemical products from the countries of the Arab League by 201% between January and April this year as against the same period in 2007. The value of purchases totalled US$ 283.7 million, according to the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association.
The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer announced yesterday (20th) orders for two Legacy 600s, one Phenom 100 and one Phenom 300, as well as the signing of a letter of intention for future purchase of two Legacy 500s and one Legacy 450, which are models still under development.
With a market value of US$ 296 billion, the Brazilian company has overtaken other giants like Microsoft and Chinese bank ICBC. In the Americas, the company is only behind Exxon Mobil and General Electric.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Muslim World League is going to promote, starting on the 31st, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, an international Islamic conference to debate the dialogue between followers of different religions and civilizations and the promotion of common values among them. This information was disclosed by the Saudi embassy to Brazilian
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Muslim World League is going to promote, starting on the 31st, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, an international Islamic conference to debate the dialogue between followers of different religions and civilizations and the promotion of common values among them. This information was disclosed by the Saudi embassy to Brazilian
The Brazilian mining company is interested in building an iron ore pelletization plant in the country. The enterprise and the government of the sultanate signed a lease contract for a plot in the Port of Sohar. The project still awaits approval from the company board.
Armando Álvares Penteado Foundation, a higher education institution is going to take a group of 40 students to learn about entrepreneurial projects in the United Arab Emirates. The trip is scheduled for October.
The forecast is by the Brazilian Steel Institute and shows that consumption, currently estimated at 22 million tonnes a year, should reach 40 million tonnes by 2015. Steel production should reach 63 million tonnes by 2013.
