The company is considering developing a series of projects in other countries. The most advanced ones are Peru, Mozambique and Nicaragua, and an inquiry was also made for an operation in Egypt.
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The Brazilian president is in the first place in the list of most influential leaders of the world in the list elaborated by the North American publication. Barack Obama is the fourth.
Investors from Kuwait are interested in the field. Real estate, agribusiness and steel industry were also mentioned at meetings with a Brazilian delegation organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
They already buy around US$ 60 billion a year in food. Wheat is the main import product. The theme was discussed at a meeting of chambers of commerce in Beirut, Lebanon.
An agreement between Brazil and Lebanon aims to make access to immigrants’ information and documents easier. The deal was signed during the Lebanese president Michel Sleiman’s visit to Rio de Janeiro.
The trade balance surplus of US$ 93 million was the result of US$ 3.022 billion in exports and US$ 2.929 billion in imports.
An ornamental stones company from Alagoas has entered the United Arab Emirates market selling giant stones for golf courses. The enterprise wants to expand its business with the region.
Brazilian women’s shoe brands, such as Melissa and Via Uno, are conquering space among Middle Eastern consumers with exclusive design and strong colours. Both plan to grow on the market in 2010.
Foreign direct investment in Brazil should be US$ 2.8 billion in April, according to projections of the Brazilian Central Bank.
The International Monetary Fund has disclosed an economic growth projection of 5.5% for Brazil this year.
Expenditures during trips in the first quarter increased by 74% compared with the same period of last year, according to data supplied by the Central Bank.
The economy recorded growth of 7.3% in the country in the first two months of this year, in comparison with the same period of 2009. Investment in production increased by 24.3%.
The secretary general and the assistant secretary of the Tunisian General Labour Union, Abdessalem Jerad and Mohamed Shimi, will attend a union sector congress in the city of São Paulo.
Out of total exports by brand Vivaz, 75% goes to the Arab market. Long dresses and embroidered ones are the most sold to women from the Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
