The participation of Brazilian companies that make components for shoes at the Lineapelle, a fair in Italy, generated contacts and business with importers from Egypt and Tunisia.
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The 40th general conference of the organisations should take place this week in Cairo, with Arab Brazilian Chamber participation. The focus should be on private sector challenges amidst the turmoil.
Nearly 125,000 requests were made last year, placing the country among the top 10 in the ranking. With regard to patents, Brazil ranks 24th.
Recanto das Águas Spa suggests package Tenderness Day Spa as a Mother’s Day present. The program includes an Egyptian bath, with milk, as appreciated by Cleopatra, and Egyptian massage.
Brazilian chef Alex Atala, of Palestinian descent, ranks among the most important names in haute cuisine. His restaurant, D.O.M, is one of the world’s top fifty.
The state-owned company extracted over 2.3 million BOE of oil and gas a day on average in Brazil in March, growth of 9.5% over March 2008, and of 3% compared with February.
According to a survey conducted by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, the index went from 96.1 points in March to 98.5 points this month.
BrazilRoxx, a Brazilian female clothes brand, is seeking new clients abroad and one of the bets is Dubai. Stars like Madonna, Cher and Beyoncé already wear the garments.
So says the Social Studies director at the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea), Márcio Wohlers. An Ipea survey shows that processing industry exports decreased 26% in the first quarter.
The volume of financing reached 42.5% of GDP in the month, against 41.8% in February.
Net assets entering the country in March reached US$ 844 mn, first positive result since May 2008. In fixed income, the difference between the entry and exit of foreign capital was US$ 708 mn.
The Brazilian fast food chain of Arab food may open franchises in the region. Global Franchise Consulting, a company that works for the brand, is negotiating the opening of units in Arab countries.
Brasília – The Brazilian current transactions deficit (all of the operations with foreign countries) reached US$ 1.645 billion in March this year, a lower figure than the US$ 4.343 billion recorded in the same period of 2008. The negative result was higher than the figure forecasted by the Central Bank of Brazil for last month,
Rio de Janeiro – The Business Plan of the Brazilian state-owned oil company for the 2009-2013 period earmarks initial investment of 70 billion reals (US$ 31.3 billion) for developing blocs in its concession in the pre-salt layer. The investment, according to the company, is going to result in “unparalleled development of the heavy industry and

