The participation of the Arabs in the exports of Brazilian beef is only smaller than that of Russia and the European Union. Up to November, Brazil exported the equivalent to US$ 4.1 billion, and the value should reach US$ 4.45 billion by the end of the year, according to the president at the Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association, Pratini de Moraes.
Author: Mark Ament
There was growth of 12.4% in comparison with the same month in 2006. The performance was influenced by sales of meats, grain, soy, tobacco and juices. In the whole of the year, the total exported reached US$ 53.7 billion, 18.76% more than in the same period in 2006.
The president of company Double M Engineering, Rafieg Faig Obied, who was in São Paulo last week, is seeking partners for the reconstruction of Juba University, in southern Sudan. The university should have a capacity for one thousand students and over 15,000 square metres in area.
Brazil should have imported US$ 24 billion in chemical products by the end of the year, according to estimates by the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association. This value, which represents growth of 36.8% over 2006, includes products from the Arab world, including phosphates.
A total of 2.2 million cars, lorries and buses were licensed in the country between January and November. Production totalled 2.75 million units in the period. For 2008, the forecast is for growth of 17.5% in sales and 9% in production. Exports of the vehicle sector grew 8%, generating US$ 12 billion up to November. The figures were supplied by the Anfavea.
The Brazilian Tourism Institute and the National Institute for Tourist Promotion of Argentina have signed an agreement for joint promotion of their tourist destinations in countries that are distant from Brazil. Both nations are going to promote workshops at fairs in the United Arab Emirates, India and China.
Agência CNI* Florianópolis – After weak performance identified in September, industrial activity returned to growth in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina in October. According to study Industrial Indices in Santa Catarina, disclosed by the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina (Fiesc), disclosed today, industrial sales grew 15.05% in October in
The garments made by stylist Fabia Bercsek, one of the great revelations in Brazilian fashion in recent years, have already reached Dubai, where she has a point of sale. Her interest for the Arab universe is not just commercial. Her 2008 summer collection is inspired on Ancient Egypt, more specifically on Cleopatra.
In the first ten months of the year, sales to the Middle East and North Africa by the vehicle hub in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná reached the volume registered in the whole of last year, US$ 21.3 million. The Brazilian industry is seeking more and more emerging markets.
Hamam International, which is responsible for the development and implementation of hotel infrastructure, already has projects in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Algeria and Saudi Arabia. According to the development director at the company, Gustavo Hamam, the opening of the new office also brings opportunities to Brazilian suppliers.
Madinat Jumeirah is one of the many luxury addresses in the United Arab Emirates. It has the second most expensive rates in Dubai. One night stay may cost between US$ 1,000 and US$ 10,000. The current champions among the clients with reservations at the hotel are the Russians, according to the internal guide at the hotel, Kate Barican.
