Browsing: Business Opportunities
The Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency and the Brazilian Machinery Manufacturers Association (Abimaq) are going to invest 17.2 million Brazilian reais in a new project for commercial promotion of Brazilian capital goods. The agreement, the 16th of the kind, forecasts a series of activities in Brazil and abroad and the objective is to expand the sales of participating companies to US$ 142 million.
In an interview to ANBA, the manager of the OrganicsBrazil Project, Ming Liu, speaks about the potential of the emirate for Brazilian exports of organic products and about the results of the program, established in 2005 with the objective of promoting products free of pesticides and chemicals on the foreign market.
The line of organic cookies launched by brand Native at Biofach Latin America 2007, is going to be added to the coffees, juices and chocolate drinks produced by the main Brazilian producer and exporter of organic sugar. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Lebanon are among the 57 countries that imported products made by the company.
Biofach Latin America 2007, which began yesterday in São Paulo, confirms the rising trajectory of the organic sector, which has a turnover of US$ 40 billion a year worldwide. A space at the fair that is calling the attention of buyers and specialists is the Northeast & Savannah-Eco-Productive Communities, which includes investment from 14 Brazilian states.
This will be the fifth edition of the organic product fair in Brazil and it will count on 300 exhibitors from 12 countries. In the sidelines there will be the ExpoSustentat, the International Fair of Sustainable Goods. Among the highlights of Biofach is the OrganicsBrazil Project, established to promote national production abroad.
The president at the group, Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, said yesterday that, in addition to the flight between Dubai and São Paulo, the company might develop other businesses in the country, especially in the hotel and airport services fields.
The Association for the Development of Real Estate and Tourism in northeastern Brazil, which brings together construction companies operating in the region, intends to organise a mission to the United Arab Emirates in order to attract investors. The value of apartments, hotels, and resorts currently under construction reaches 3 billion Brazilian reais (US$ 1.65 billion). Approximately two thirds of the capital invested is foreign, according to the organisation.
The statement was made by the secretary-general at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Michel Alaby. The organisation conducted a survey to show the current Brazilian economic investment environment to Arab businessmen. Floating exchange rates, a regime of inflation targets, and the Growth Acceleration Programme of the federal government are among the main incentives for foreigners to invest in Brazil.
The entry of foreign direct investment in the country, which is already growing strongly, is going to expand even further in coming years. This is the evaluation of the president of the Brazilian Society of Transnational Corporations and Economic Globalization (Sobeet), Luís Afonso Lima.
According to a survey conducted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) among 192 multinational companies, Brazil only loses to India, China, the United States, and Russia in a list of most attractive countries for foreign direct investment (FDI). The survey also shows that the global FDI flow should increase in the coming years.
Sequins, rings, chains, mother of pearl and crystals. The Lybethras bikinis and bathing suits include all these details. The brand, specialised in luxury beach fashion, exports to 22 countries, including the United Arab Emirates. The next step for the company is entry into the whole of the Middle East.
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa are at the top of the list of markets to be worked by the Integrated Sector Project launched yesterday in São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. With the target of developing Brazilian exports of cleaning products, the plan forecasts investment of 2 million Brazilian reais (US$ 1.1 million) in international fairs, training courses, business roundtables and market research.
Ravenna Mosaicos, from the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, sought inspiration in the art of the Mosques of the Arab country to develop its products. The company makes products like tabletops, flooring and wall panels with mosaics, whose drawings recall geometric themes present in the sacred constructions of Morocco.
