Speaking during a panel this Wednesday (21) on “Food Security: A strategic partnership between Brazil and the Arab Countries?” within the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries, Brazilian and Arab authorities said the focus must shift away from attaining self-sufficiency in food production and towards which crops are best suited to each region.
Author: Thais Sousa
Brazilian and Arab companies are participating in the exhibition area of the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries. For companies such as Expolink of Egypt, this is their first experience exhibiting at a digital space. “We are very pleased, and we believe we’ll repeat this experience,” the company’s marketing director said.
Focused on B2B transactions in the MENA region, Tradeling wants to create a section dedicated to Brazilian products on its site. Tradeling is an exhibitor at the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries, which is taking place online from October 19 to 22.
Helping small businesses recover from the impact of the pandemic is one of the challenges facing these organizations, it was said in the discussion that wrapped up the first day of the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries.
‘For me, there’s a new world order now,” El-Sewedy Electrometer CEO Emad El-Sewedy said during a panel of the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries, which also featured New Development Bank (NDB) president Marcos Troyjo and ABCC Marketing VP Riad Younes.
The Brazilian company does everything from mining the rocks to processing high value-added pieces and now aims at breaking into the Arab market.
After wrapping up its ‘Embracing Beirut’ campaign, which aired on Brazil’s TV Cultura featuring local artists, the Consulate General of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro is working out the next steps.
Using tissue processing, the Afro-Egyptian Study Group researchers identified intact cells in the jaw of mummy Iret-Neferet, who is between 2,495 and 2,787 years old. Study will be presented in German congress.
Brazil’s Já Fui Mandioca has enabled mass production of an alternative to the usual plastic and Styrofoam packaging. It makes to-go packages and even ice-cream cups using the starch-rich cassava.
Elected 10 times as the best of Brazil, Laticínio Viçosa’s dulce de leche is adapting to get the international food safety certification. The company started within the Dairy School of the Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais.
Sales from Brazil are expected to increase for pharmaceuticals, food and building products, Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce Rubens Hannun said during a webinar hosted by university ESPM on Monday (5).
The municipality of Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro is looking for investors to join its new Sustainable Development Hub, which will sit in a 2 million sqm area near the local seaport and airport.
Based in São Paulo, Ana Laura Deleon is Uruguayan and launched in August her website Estudios Arabes e Islamicos. She aims at taking information on the Arab countries to Spanish speakers.
The 16-year-old company Adélia Mendonça Cosmetics now focus in expanding its business into the Arab countries. The brand got a certification for all its products in September.
