Since the early 1970s, developing countries have not presented such a positive economic scenario as the current one, according to a report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). The greater demand for commodities and the increase of exports has been powering emerging economies and should continue helping these regions grow in coming years.
Author: Mark Ament
One of the most sold board games made by Mitra – Oficina de Criação, from the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, is Senet, or the Game of the Pharaohs, which is over five thousand years old. Senet is considered an ancestor of backgammon.
One of the most sold board games made by Mitra – Oficina de Criação, from the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, is Senet, or the Game of the Pharaohs, which is over five thousand years old. Senet is considered an ancestor of backgammon.
Michel Alaby, from the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, gave a talk yesterday (4) to around 80 businessmen at the Encomex, a foreign trade meeting that took place at the offices of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp), in São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Alaby stated that it is necessary to work to attract Arab investment.
Between 1997 and 2006, the number of countries that most purchased from Brazil rose from 207 to 235. According to the Foreign Trade secretary of the federal government, Armando Meziat, the Arab nations participated in this market diversification. But there is space to further expand sales to the region.
This information was disclosed by the director of the International Negotiations Department at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations, Evandro Didonet, who spoke during the Encomex, a foreign trade meeting that took place yesterday (4) in São Paulo, the largest business centre in Brazil. According to him, talks for a trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council should be restarted before the end of the year.
Moda Étnica (Ethnic Fashion), run by NGO Ação Comunitária (Community Action), makes clothes using African moulds and techniques. The production is developed by the residents of Complexo da Maré, a group of slums in Rio de Janeiro. The products are sold in Brazil, but next month the garment producer is going to participate in a fair in Madrid, hoping to start exporting.
Algerian athlete Si Smail Yahia became totally blind at the age of 16. With the aid of his parents and friends, he started practicing sports and in 2005 was second place in the Junior world championship in the 4×100 metre relay. This week, Yahia and other visually impaired athletes are participating in the International Blind Sports Federation World Championship and Games. Competitors from Tunisia are also present, as is the case with judo teacher Mounia Kerkar, and some are from Iraq.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian exports broke a monthly record in July. Sales totalled US$ 14.12 billion. Imports also presented the best result since the figures started being recorded, at US$ 10.773 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of US$ 3.347 billion. The trade balance result in July caused the government to increase its foreign
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer officially inaugurated a pilot training centre in Asia. Pilots of companies that purchase Embraer aircraft in the region will be trained on flight simulators and on the ground at a centre in Changi Airport, Singapore.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, in the mining sector, announced this week that it had record net profit of US$ 4.095 billion in the second quarter of 2007, an increase of 97.1% over the same period last year. Gross revenues, according to the company, totalled US$ 8.899 billion, also
The multinational in the pipe field, Amiantit, has sold 70% of its Amitech operations in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico to Colombian company Inversiones Mundial. The Arab company remains as a partner with a 30% share.
Professor João Baptista de Medeiros Vargens should give a talk about language in the interaction between the Portuguese and Arabic speaking countries on August 9th. The talk will be at the Arab-Syrian Cultural Centre, in São Paulo, and will also mark the release of his book about teaching Portuguese to Arabic speakers in São Paulo, capital of the southeastern Brazilian state that goes by the same name.
Professor João Baptista de Medeiros Vargens should give a talk about language in the interaction between the Portuguese and Arabic speaking countries on August 9th. The talk will be at the Arab-Syrian Cultural Centre, in São Paulo, and will also mark the release of his book about teaching Portuguese to Arabic speakers in São Paulo, capital of the southeastern Brazilian state that goes by the same name.
