The decorative articles made by sisters Ana Maia and Rosa Piatti attracted the attention of businessmen and architects in the last edition of the Index furniture fair in the Middle East, which took place in November in the United Arab Emirates. It was at the event that a businesswoman from Dubai showed interest in opening a showroom with the work by the designers.
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Omnis Sélix, based in Juiz de Fora, is exploring two ore mines in Bahia. The bet to start exports to the Middle East is mainly barite and bentonite, greatly used in exploration of oil. Apart from mining, the group plans to invest in a ceramic tile factory in the city of Paraíba do Sul, in Rio de Janeiro.
The Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association is going to organise promotional events in Saudi Arabia, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates and Tunisia in 2008. The Middle East is currently the third largest market for beef from Brazil.
Investors from the Middle East will have their capital invested in enterprises in the country by means of a fund established by real estate developer Tishman Speyer. The company is based in the United States and has raised 1.2 billion reals (US$ 666 million) to invest in Brazil.
Reyadh Nassir Hanna has just set up a foreign trade office in Amman and plans to own another business in the United Arab Emirates by March 2008. He is going to sell products from Brazil, such as meat, juice, shoes, furniture, building material and jeans.
One of the markets in which the National Confederation of Industries (CNI) plans to develop trade promotion activities in 2008 is the Gulf. The institution plans to organise events in eight countries, one in the Gulf, said the executive foreign trade manager at the CNI, José Frederico Álvares, in an interview to ANBA.
Cristais São Marcos, from the city of Poços de Calda, exports decoration objects to the Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain, among others. The products shipped to the region have different, high-end design. The company is now working on entering new markets.
Specialising in foodstuffs and beverages, Latinex has just closed its first sale to the Arab country. Three containers of assorted biscuits were shipped, at a total value of US$ 90,000. The company participated in Tripoli International Fair, held in April.
The company market share in equipment for petrol stations in Brazil is 75% and the first sales to the Arab world should take place in January. Zeppini has a partnership with sector distributors in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Representatives of the Arab Brazilian Chamber and of the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism are now in the Emirates to present Brazil as an attractive destination for investment in hospitality. They have already visited large companies in the field, and on Thursday should leave to Qatar.
The president of company Double M Engineering, Rafieg Faig Obied, who was in São Paulo last week, is seeking partners for the reconstruction of Juba University, in southern Sudan. The university should have a capacity for one thousand students and over 15,000 square metres in area.
A group comprised of 11 Brazilian companies is going to participate in the Expo Riva Middle East, a trade fair for the shoe sector to be held in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates. This is going to be the first time that Brazilian shoe companies participate in a fair in the Arab country by means of the Brazilian Footwear programme for encouraging exports.
Hamam International, which is responsible for the development and implementation of hotel infrastructure, already has projects in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Algeria and Saudi Arabia. According to the development director at the company, Gustavo Hamam, the opening of the new office also brings opportunities to Brazilian suppliers.
