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Michel Aburachid, the president of the Minas Gerais Garment Union, whose father was Lebanese, defends the fashion made in his land. And he points towards greater trade with the Arabs as a target.

The 18th edition of the International Tourism Market started last Wednesday (25th) and will continue until Saturday (28th) in Tunis. The event is geared toward hotels, transport and entertainment.

At the Minas Trend Preview, in Belo Horizonte, 180 exhibitors and 250 brands present fashion trends for the next season. The event will last until the 28th in the capital of the state of Minas Gerais.

The second edition of Infra Oman will run from October 2 to 4 in Muscat. At least 25 major construction, transport and electricity projects are underway in the country. In 2011, 5,000 people attended.

Brazil’mining company Vale signed a contract with oil company Petrobras to lease potassium reserves for exploration. The project will help lower the country’s dependence on importe fertilizers.

Want to find your space and export? The first step is to identify where the opportunities are and knowing that products with the Brazilian face and based on stability have space abroad.

The sector exported US$ 1.293 billion from January to March 2012, a higher figure than in the same period of 2011, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.