Estofados Grando, a small factory that exports to 16 countries, started making contact with the countries of the Middle East and North Africa at Index, in Dubai, last year. The company has a line of over 80 different models of sofas, couches, chairs and sofa-beds, in classic and contemporary style.
Author: Mark Ament
Construction materials are among the products sought by importers at the 24th Khartoum International Fair, in which the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce has a stand. The Arab country is developing several projects in the field, including the Araak City, a residential condominium that already has 350 houses, and will have another 400.
The region was the one that registered the greatest expansion in passenger throughput in 2007. Over 75 million people arrived or left through the airports in the region. Africa posted the second largest growth, and Latin America the third. The largest volume of traffic, however, was in North America.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – An agreement signed yesterday (29) by the Ministry for Agrarian Development and the Curitiba city hall forecasts the construction of the first Permanent Market for Organic Products in the country. The space will be exclusively turned to the sale of this kind of product on the retail market and will be
Agência Brasil* Brasília – An agreement signed yesterday (29) by the Ministry for Agrarian Development and the Curitiba city hall forecasts the construction of the first Permanent Market for Organic Products in the country. The space will be exclusively turned to the sale of this kind of product on the retail market and will be
The general manager of Lebanese company Al Houssami & Co, Nabil Houssami, has placed orders worth US$ 40,000 with six Brazilian brands. The manager of brand Etoile, from Dubai, Xavier Hardy, also closed orders to import handbags, shoes, and costume jewellery. Both intend to return to the next edition of the event.
The third meeting for high-level government officials from South America and the Arab region will be held at the headquarters of the League of Arab States. With over a 100 participants, this meeting will bring together the largest number of delegates ever. The subjects to be discussed include economy and cooperation, science and technology, and cultural projects.
A total of 2.71 million tonnes of chicken were shipped from Brazil last year, which represents a reduction of 4.7% when compared to 2005. The countries in the Middle East were the main buyers of the product in terms of volume, with imports of 754,720 tonnes.
Da Redação* São Paulo -Arrivals of passengers on domestic flights in Brazil ended last year with the highest figure in history. A total of 46.3 million passengers travelled between Brazilian airports on regular and chartered flights. The number represents an increase of 7.38% when compared to the same period in 2005, when 43 million domestic
Afra Shopping Centre is the greatest shopping complex in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Apart from spaces for leisure, it also includes a supermarket that imports products from various regions in the world. According to the operations coordinator at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Rodrigo Solano, who is at Khartoum International Fair, the supermarket may be a good site for Brazilians to offer their products.
The Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association is going to participate in two events in the emirate in February. One of them is food sector fair Gulf Food and the other is a workshop with business roundtables and barbecues with Brazilian cattle beef with halal certification.
Located in the city of São José dos Pinhais, in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, the industry, which has two thousand shops all around Brazil, wants to open another six establishments and five kiosks in the Middle East in 2007. They already have three shops in Saudi Arabia. In 2006, O Boticário revenues with sales to the region grew 20%.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The World Economic Forum, to begin today (24), in Davos, Switzerland, will include a parallel agenda to discuss World Trade Organization (WTO) topics. According to the Swiss ambassador to Brazil, Rudolf Baerfuss, there will be an informal ministerial meting to try to unbar WTO negotiations. "This informal ministerial meeting is an
