The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of Brazil wants the private sector to send suggestions of products that may benefit from the free trade agreement between both economic blocs. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is going to help in this work.
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From the Newsroom* São Paulo – At the invitation of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Brazil is going to send observers to the Palestinian parliamentary elections to take place on the 25th this month. According to information released today (04) by the Itamaraty, the Brazilian foreign office, the mission will be formed by representatives of
The first session took place last week, at the offices of the League of Arab States, in Cairo. The organization includes 88 representatives from the 22 nations in the region and is going to operate provisionally for a period of five years so as to create the bases for a definitive institution. The objective is, in the future, to have an organization similar to the European Parliament.
Agência Brasil São Paulo – After visiting a mill that makes sugarcane-based ethanol, the president of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, declared that he would like to see the use of Brazilian ethanol technology in Sub-Saharan Africa where it could contribute to social development. Brazil has used sugarcane to produce a low-polluting ethanol vehicle fuel
Agência Brasil Brasília – During his visit to Brazil, the president of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, suggested that with its experience in the area Brazil could help the bank with social assistance in other poor countries. "The Family Voucher program (Bolsa Familia) has attracted international attention, especially in rich nations. They want to learn
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sent today (19) a message to his Algerian counterpart, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, to show his satisfaction with the improvement in his health condition. Bouteflika was discharged on Saturday from the hospital Val de Grâce, in Paris, where he went suffering from a gastric
This homage from the United Nations Development Programme comes due to recognition of the effort made by both countries for south-south cooperation. Brazil, Algeria and another three developing nations made important donations to tsunami victims in December 2004.
The topic was discussed during the meeting of Arab and South American diplomats, which took place this week in Cairo, so as to follow up talks begun during the Summit of South American – Arab Countries. The Mercosur is already negotiating a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Egypt and Morocco.
