The missions manager at the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Hamad Mohammed bin Mejren, said to ANBA that he sees great business possibilities in the country. He intends to bring a delegation of investors to Brazil in 2008.
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Businessman Paulo Henrique Lopes is currently creating company Tridelity, in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. He is going to produce monitors for the exhibition of 3D images and wants to export them to the Arab world. The main purpose of the equipment is advertising within points of sale.
The institution, which belongs to the Arab Banking Corporation, from Bahrain, will have its shares traded at the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa). A total of 45.1 million preferred shares, with no voting rights, are being offered. The bank estimates that it will make 608.8 million Brazilian reais (US$ 322.1 million) with the deal. Share reserve requests may be submitted starting today.
Enrolment is open for businessmen from the southern Brazilian state of Paraná who are interested in prospecting business in two Arab countries. The delegation, organised by the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná, will visit Damascus International Fair, industrial plants, and local business associations.
The estimate is part of the Ten Year Plan for the sector, introduced this week, and concerns the investment needed for the next 10 years. If the fields of oil, natural gas, and biofuels are taken into account, the total amount rises to 573 billion Brazilian reais (US$ 300 billion).
Body oils by company Amazônia Natural should reach the markets in the Arab countries within the next 60 days. The company is scheduled to ship its first products labelled in English and Arabic, and this will be their first export to the Middle East.
The Fenneart fair, to be held from July 6th to 15th, in Olinda, in the state of Pernambuco, in northeastern Brazil, will have three stands featuring Arab handicraft. The articles will include ceramics from Morocco, perfume bottles from Tunisia, and mattresses from Egypt. The products are made in the countries of origin by local artisans, and imported by companies from the southern Brazilian state of Paraná.
With branches in the areas of education, printing and information technology, the group, one of the largest in the state of Paraná, sees in Egypt an important platform for exports to the Middle East and North Africa. The company received yesterday a visit by the commercial consul of Egypt, Mohamed Bakri.
This was the message conveyed by the Egyptian commercial consul, Mohamed Bakri Agami, in a seminar held yesterday at the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná. The event marked the beginning of a three-day visit by the diplomat to the state, with the objective of promoting the economy of his country. He is accompanied by the secretary general at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Michel Alaby.
Industry Hilê, from the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, as well as trading company Business closed agreements during the roundtables with Arab businessmen that took place at the Arab Brazilian Chamber offices in São Paulo, yesterday. Hilê sold teas and Business sold juices made by company Mitto, from the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The meeting was part of the activities of the Arab delegation that is going to be in Brazil up to Wednesday.
In order to promote exports from the Arab country to the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, this Tuesday the Arab Brazilian Chamber will promote, with the Federation of Industries of the state, a presentation of business opportunities.
The company from the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo has included more sophisticated ornaments in the shoe racks it produces, and typical Brazilian raw materials in its mirror frames. The changes were effected in order to appeal to markets such as the United States and the Arab countries, and to increase exports. The company already exports to Portugal and Spain, and wants to enter new countries.
Seven businessmen in the food sector from Algeria, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen and Bahrain are going to participate today in meetings with over 40 Brazilian exporters. The Arab delegation is interested in several products, from meats, eggs and biscuits, to coffee, oil and tinned products.
Most of the Brazilian companies that participate in the Buyer Project at the International Trade Show for the Furniture Industry are interested in starting exporting to the Middle East. Of the 20 importers that the fair organizers intend to invite, five should come form Arab countries. The event, to take place in August, in São Paulo, is organized by the Brazilian Furniture Industry Association.
