This statement was made by the vice president in the business aviation area at the company, Luis Carlos Affonso. The region registers, for example, the largest number of orders for Lineage 1000 aircraft, the largest executive jet offered by the company.
Author: Mark Ament
The decorative articles made by sisters Ana Maia and Rosa Piatti attracted the attention of businessmen and architects in the last edition of the Index furniture fair in the Middle East, which took place in November in the United Arab Emirates. It was at the event that a businesswoman from Dubai showed interest in opening a showroom with the work by the designers.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Brazilian trade balance ended the year of 2007 with a surplus of US$ 40 billion. The result is 13.8% lower than the surplus for 2006, which was US$ 46.4 billion. In 2007, exports reached US$ 160.6 billion and imports totalled US$ 120.6 billion. The figures were disclosed today (02) by
Omnis Sélix, based in Juiz de Fora, is exploring two ore mines in Bahia. The bet to start exports to the Middle East is mainly barite and bentonite, greatly used in exploration of oil. Apart from mining, the group plans to invest in a ceramic tile factory in the city of Paraíba do Sul, in Rio de Janeiro.
The largest slaughterhouse in Brazil, JBS now also produces in Argentina, Australia, the United States and Italy, countries where the group acquired local companies. The organisation has in exports a large share of revenues, and the Arab world is an important market.
Marcelo Cunha, aged 39, is originally from the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, lived in São Paulo, in the southeast of the country, and moved to Dubai to live closer to his seven year old son. In the emirate, he discovered a city in construction, full of opportunities and presenting demand for Brazilians. To help create a bridge between Brazil and the Emirates, he established a blog in which he provides news about the land he has just discovered.
Marcelo Cunha, aged 39, is originally from the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, lived in São Paulo, in the southeast of the country, and moved to Dubai to live closer to his seven year old son. In the emirate, he discovered a city in construction, full of opportunities and presenting demand for Brazilians. To help create a bridge between Brazil and the Emirates, he established a blog in which he provides news about the land he has just discovered.
The company, which is headquartered in the interior of the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, posted revenues of US$ 116.7 million in exports to the countries of the League of Arab states up to September 2007. Egypt was the third main importer of Minerva products in the world, losing only to the European Union and Russia.
The Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association is going to organise promotional events in Saudi Arabia, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates and Tunisia in 2008. The Middle East is currently the third largest market for beef from Brazil.
The São Paulo scenery becomes the object of study of foreign artists living at Lutétia – a home for artists run by college FAAP. Italian artists promote activities with street dwellers in the central region of São Paulo to generate debates about the part played by each person in the city. A Lebanese artist who is also participating in the project is presenting the result of his work, in Lebanon.
The Burj Al Arab hotel, whose shape recalls the sail of a dhow, has become a symbol of Dubai. Built on an artificial island 280 metres away from Jumeirah beach, the site is one of the most coveted by tourists visiting the emirate. Daily rates there may go as high as US$ 13,000.
The São Paulo scenery becomes the object of study of foreign artists living at Lutétia – a home for artists run by college FAAP. Italian artists promote activities with street dwellers in the central region of São Paulo to generate debates about the part played by each person in the city. A Lebanese artist who is also participating in the project is presenting the result of his work, in Lebanon.
Investors from the Middle East will have their capital invested in enterprises in the country by means of a fund established by real estate developer Tishman Speyer. The company is based in the United States and has raised 1.2 billion reals (US$ 666 million) to invest in Brazil.
Sementes Horizonte is exporting cowpea beans for cultivation in Egypt. In the Arab world, the company is also negotiating sales to Saudi Arabia. The company works in the production and trade of seeds and should harvest, this year, a total of 1,400 tonnes of cowpea beans. Next year, the total should reach 12,000 tonnes.
