Browsing: Business Opportunities

“Business and Trends in the Arab World” discussed opportunities for exporters of personal care products last Saturday (26) in an event with industry entrepreneurs who are exhibiting at the Beautyworld Middle East fair this week.

The UAE Global Business Forum takes place on Friday (25) in São Paulo to connect entrepreneurs from Brazil and the United Arab Emirates. The UAE’s minister of foreign trade, Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, participates.

A study by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber indicates that Brazil has opportunities to explore in the mineral products market in Arab countries, as it possesses iron ore, niobium, bauxite, manganese, gold, nickel, among others.

Immigration ties between Syria and South America have spread the consumption of mate in the Arab country. Argentina provides almost all of the yerba mate imported by Syrians, but Brazil is starting to gain ground.

Founded by Lebanese immigrant Mohamad Abdul Latif Assaf, Alhambra was born in the ’80s in Santos, Brazil, starting with a furniture store on Avenida Senador Feijó. Now in the hands of the founder’s children, the company grew by embracing Brazilian design and plans to open its fifth store.

On Saturday (14), Al Ward perfumery in São Paulo will open a stand for the brand, featuring products such as shampoos, body creams, and bronzers. The expectation is that by mid-October, the items will be available in retail stores across four states in Brazil.

Market Securities, a global wholesale broker with a branch office in Dubai, is structuring funds to facilitate investments from Arabs in Brazil’s agribusiness sector and from Brazilians in the UAE’s real estate sector. A Brazilian executive is leading its Special Projects division.