Students and professors of teaching institutions in the city met yesterday at the event about culture and the Arab world promoted by the Jerusalem Institute of Brazil in the city of Campinas, in the interior of the state of São Paulo. Now the idea is also to discuss the theme in colleges.
Author: Mark Ament
Slaughterhouse Mercosul, based in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, exports to various countries, including Egypt, Algeria and Saudi Arabia. One of the company units, the one in the city of Pelotas, ships abroad as much as 70% of its produce. The company has nine plants and is the largest in the sector in the south of Brazil.
Artisans from the North of Brazil are transforming products like seeds, shells and fruit pits in bio-jewels. The pieces, which receive fine finishing, but are made from products of the forest, are sold in the internal and external markets.
Between September 01 and 06, the 10th General Conference of the Academy of Science for the Developing World will be promoted in the city of Angra dos Reis, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Representatives of 12 Arab countries should participate in the meeting, among them the ministers of Science and Technology of Palestine and Sudan.
After six years heading the Libyan embassy in Brazilian capital Brasília, diplomat Mohamed Heimeda Saad Matri is going to return to his country to take over the Libyan government Americas department. The Arab country wants to prioritise relations with Latin America and Brazil, according to Matri. Yesterday he was honoured at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazil should produce 41.6 million 60kg bags of coffee this year, according to a study by the National Food Supply Company (Conab). The volume represents growth of 26.2%, or 8.6 million bags more than in the previous harvest, which totalled 32.94 million bags. *Translated by Mark Ament
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed a US$ 500,000 agreement with the countries of the Mercosur, the economic bloc that includes Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, to proceed with the work, started last year, aimed at precocious detection of avian flu. In February 2005, after a
Tomorrow there will be a series of talks about the Arab world in the city of Campinas, one of the largest in the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo. Among them a presentation by the secretary general of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby, who is going to address the economic potential of the region. The event will also count on the presence of politicians, academics and businessmen and will include presentations of folkloric dance.
Tomorrow there will be a series of talks about the Arab world in the city of Campinas, one of the largest in the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo. Among them a presentation by the secretary general of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby, who is going to address the economic potential of the region. The event will also count on the presence of politicians, academics and businessmen and will include presentations of folkloric dance.
Shoe factory Siboney produces female shoes in the city of Igrejinha, in southern Brazil, and intends to increase exports to the Arab market. Exports to the region currently represent 5% of sales abroad. They should rise to 10%. Brand Siboney is in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Morocco, the Emirates and Oman.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), connected to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, signed this week a memorandum of understanding with the government of Botswana to transfer technology and train technicians from the country. The agreement establishes that over the next five years the Brazilian institution should
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Federal Savings Bank of Brazil (Caixa) had net profits of R$ 1.344 billion (US$ 609 million) in the first half of this year, growth of 43% when compared to the R$ 937 million (US$ 439 million) registered in the same period last year. The areas of the bank
Company Jan, in the city of Não Me Toque, in the South of Brazil, has already sold to Egypt and now wants to enter new markets in the Middle East and North Africa. The company makes agricultural machines as well as components for tractors, transmissions and gearings.
The holographic label will be adopted starting on September 01, and the objective is to increase the safety of documents for export to the Arab countries. The service will have no additional cost to exporters.
