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.
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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.
The deficit was US$ 108 million, resulting from US$ 3.292 billion in exports and US$ 3.4 billion in imports.
Small fish farmers from the state of Pará are preparing to increase production of one of the most famous fish in Northern Brazil, the arapaima, and plan on exporting to the Middle Eastern countries.
Maria de Lourdes Amado, a Brazilian artisan, showed her work at a fair in the Arab country. She sold some 100 products made out of the Brazilian fibre on the wholesale and retail markets.
The Brazilian Industrial Development Agency and the Egyptian National Competitiveness Council signed an agreement to encourage partnerships for innovation among companies from the two countries.
Foreign purchases totalled US$ 3 billion in March. The performance was influenced by imports of vaccines against the H1N1 flu. Revenues from exports totalled US$ 1.1 billion during the month.
Randon, a maker of highway implements, established a partnership with Egypt Power, in Cairo. Both companies joined forces to assemble and distribute semi-trailers in Egypt.
