The deal prevents the levying of income tax on returns on direct investments in both the source and target countries, thereby paving the way to increased flows.
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The country’s charge d’affaires in Brasília, Mohammed Khan, visited the Arab Chamber this Friday and detailed investment and business opportunities.
The organization plans to present a study to president-elect Jair Bolsonaro on the growth potential of trade between Brazil and the Arab countries.
The signing of a deal covering 17 non-tariff-related issues is expected to happen in December. Tariffs have been lifted under a previous deal entered into by the Andean country and Mercosur.
Three rules will be put in place as of October 21 in the Arab country, including the option to renew visas for additional two-year stays for those who completed their studies locally.
A Moroccan secretary of State convened with the president of the South American bloc’s Parliament in Rabat. She stressed the potential for building closer economic relations.
The ‘Oslo at 25: the Elusive Peace’ forum will take place on October 22-23 at the campus in São Paulo. The event is free of charge and registrations are open.
Syrian-Lebanese sisters Maha and Souad Mamo were the first stateless persons to be recognized as citizens in Brazil, in June of this year.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pushing to end hunger in the world by 2030. At this time, over 820 million people are plagued with chronic malnutrition.
The country will be one of the co-sponsors of the UN side event to the UN General Assembly scheduled for this Wednesday. It’s a preparatory meeting for a conference in Morocco, in December, in which the immigration global agreement Global Compact will be presented.
Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Relations released a publication outlining the views of diplomatic planners from 19 countries and regions regarding the international scenario and outlooks. Egypt’s joint minister Amal Mourad wrote a chapter on the future of the State.
Diplomats from Palestine and Lebanon visited São Luís this Monday, aiming to organize a mission of the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brazil to the state.
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry’s outgoing undersecretary general for Africa and the Middle East, who’s about to take office representing Brazil in the FAO, diplomat Fernando Abreu hails the outlook for triangular cooperation with Arab countries. He was welcomed by Arab Chamber executives this Tuesday.
The North American government cut in half its contributions to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, which is currently facing a cash crisis.
