Brazilian sector exports to the main countries in the Arab market reached US$ 182.95 million from January to September, an increase of 64% over the same period last year. The greatest growth in imports came from the United Arab Emirates, up 145%, followed by Saudi Arabia, with 84.8%.
Author: Mark Ament
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Tax on Services (ISS) collected by the São Paulo City Hall on tourism between January and August exceeds collection in the whole of 2004. The figures were supplied by the City Information Technology and Communications Company (Prodam). The value of the tourism tax – collected on hotel stays,
The Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency and the Brazilian Machinery Manufacturers Association (Abimaq) are going to invest 17.2 million Brazilian reais in a new project for commercial promotion of Brazilian capital goods. The agreement, the 16th of the kind, forecasts a series of activities in Brazil and abroad and the objective is to expand the sales of participating companies to US$ 142 million.
Engine and electric equipment producer Weg, from the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, is going to open an office in Jebel Ali, the free zone in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The company is already exporting to the Middle East and wants to double operations in the region after opening the branch.
Yesterday (23), São Paulo became the first city on the continent to have the vehicle launched. The objective of the project, executed by the University of São Paulo, is to reduce the emission of polluting gases, providing incentives to the use of alcohol instead of diesel in public transportation.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Last week magazine Biodieselbr was launched on the Brazilian editorial market. The publication will be two-monthly and will bring detailed articles about the facts and tendencies for renewable fuels. It is an initiative of site www.biodieselbr.com, which has been in operation for around four years. The same journalists who
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – The greater offer of biodiesel in the market in coming months should permit the government of Brazil to anticipate in three years – for 2013 to 2010 – the target of adding 5% of the fuel into conventional diesel, according to the director general at the National Petroleum, Natural
In an interview to ANBA, the manager of the OrganicsBrazil Project, Ming Liu, speaks about the potential of the emirate for Brazilian exports of organic products and about the results of the program, established in 2005 with the objective of promoting products free of pesticides and chemicals on the foreign market.
The Ministry of Education and the Brazilian Foreign Office are selecting professors interested in teaching Portuguese and Brazilian culture in the Arab country. Registration is open up to November 8th. The professional chosen is going to teach in University of Oran, in one of the ten largest Algerian cities.
The Ministry of Education and the Brazilian Foreign Office are selecting professors interested in teaching Portuguese and Brazilian culture in the Arab country. Registration is open up to November 8th. The professional chosen is going to teach in University of Oran, in one of the ten largest Algerian cities.
Around 15% of the revenues of Truss Hair Therapy, a maker of cosmetics, come from foreign sales. For 2008, the company plans to reach 30%. In less than one year operating on the foreign market, Truss has already won the United States, Angola and Ecuador. Currently, the company is negotiating with the United Arab Emirates.
The English channel of the network from Qatar plans to take stories about the country that are little known to its spectators and that are generally not aired by other networks. This information was disclosed to ANBA by the Aljazeera bureau chief for the Americas, Will Stebbins, and by the Latin America editor, Lucia Newman.
The English channel of the network from Qatar plans to take stories about the country that are little known to its spectators and that are generally not aired by other networks. This information was disclosed to ANBA by the Aljazeera bureau chief for the Americas, Will Stebbins, and by the Latin America editor, Lucia Newman.
