Research carried out by the World Economic Forum with more than 40 companies show that nine in ten business leaders consider that the public-private partnerships should have some participation, if not the main role, in surpassing challenges facing development. Brazil was mentioned as one of the most important emerging markets in this scenery.
Author: Silvia Lindsey
Orders were met for 134 commercial jets, 13 executive jets and one for the defence sector. In 2003 the company made 102 deliveries.
The value is 14% greater than what was registered in 2003. Financings for export added up to US$ 3.8 billion, or R$ 10.3 billion on the current exchange value.
Last year 2.470 million tonnes of the product was shipped, which represented a 26% increase in relation to 2003. In terms of revenue, there was an increase of 44%. The Middle East was the region that bought the most in terms of volume, a total of 750,000 tonnes.
This is the opinion of Shadia Farrag, head of the Americas Department at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Relations and former Egyptian ambassador in Brazil. According to her, the preparatory events for the summit between heads of state, to take place in May, are already promoting an intense approximation between the countries in the two blocs.
Six nations of the region are part of the list of the 10 main destinations of goods from Brazilian capital city Brasilia, where Kuwait and Saudi Arabia lead the ranking. Last year, the Federal District exported the equivalent to US$ 60 million. In spite of the small value, it was the unit in the federation that registered the greatest increase in foreign sales: 106%.
Sepúlveda Pertence, president of the Federal Electoral Court in Brazil, was invited by the Palestinian National Authority and will travel to Ramallah this Wednesday, accompanied by the former justices Torquato Jardim and Fernando Neves, and by the electoral judge Paulo de Tarso Tamburine, from the state of Minas Gerais. The suit will take place on Sunday.
Minister Luiz Fernando Furlan, for Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, believes external sales will increase by 12% this year. The diversification of export products and destination markets will ensure this growth, however, at a slower rhythm than in 2004. In the case of the Arab market, Furlan said sales are following the aim established by the government.
The exports manager and assistant at Buettner will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Kuwait in February and hopes to come back with new orders. The region represents 5% of the foreign sales made by the company, which exports 40% of their production to 40 countries. Located in Santa Catarina, Buettner manufactures 800 tonnes of products per month and employs 1,900 people.
The factory from the city of Rio de Janeiro created the brand Orion to sell in countries where they do not have a licence to export the Aladdin products. M. Agostini manufactures and distributes thermos bottles of the Aladdin brand in Latin America. The brand Orion was created a year ago and is already sold in Europe and North America. In 2005 the focus will be the Arab market.
There are a series of schools in Brazil that incorporate the language to the school programme. Amongst these there are the Brazilian Islamic School, in São Paulo, and the Arab Brazilian School, in the city of Foz do Iguaçu. In both schools, pupils start having notions of the language as of a very young age, while still in pre-school. Most of these students are the children of descendents or of Arabs who live in Brazil.
There are a series of schools in Brazil that incorporate the language to the school programme. Amongst these there are the Brazilian Islamic School, in São Paulo, and the Arab Brazilian School, in the city of Foz do Iguaçu. In both schools, pupils start having notions of the language as of a very young age, while still in pre-school. Most of these students are the children of descendents or of Arabs who live in Brazil.
Brazilians bought 166.7 tonnes of dates from the Arab countries between January and November in 2004. Of this total, 165 tonnes came from Tunisia. The country in North Africa is the main supplier of the dry fruit to Brazil amongst the Arabs. In Brazil, the dates are mainly used to make sweets typical of the Arab cuisine.
