The latest Fintech Saudi annual report shows that the number of fintechs increased from 20 to 60 in a year.
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The Arab country should be locked down for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus infections, the caretaker government’s health minister was quoted as saying.
The Brazilian hair product company ships product to nine Arab countries, with sales expected to amount to 50 tons this year. It recently launched a new line featuring items made of extracellular enzymes from Agaricus Blazei mushrooms.
Street artist Tarsila Schubert owns The Cave DXB. The studio operates as a gallery and a creative space for Dubai-based artists from different countries.
Maestro João Carlos Martins will kick off a campaign Saturday (15) on his Instagram account. He will play a post-pandemic concert to raise funds for young artists of all kinds in Lebanon.
A new style movement called modest has encouraged the use of sneakers and simpler clothing among Arab women. Sneakerhead hijabis are in vogue.
A delegation led by former Brazilian president Michel Temer and six tons’ worth of donated items landed this Thursday afternoon (13) in Lebanon, where they were welcomed by president Michel Aoun.
Last month saw 3 million bags of coffee shipped from Brazil, the next-to-highest amount since record-taking began.
The emirate is receiving applications from publishing houses that publish Arab authors in other languages. It will continue to receive applications until September 1st.
Union of Arab Chambers secretary-general Khaled Hanafy said the impact on interregional trade logistics was not as serious as expected. He spoke during a webinar hosted by his organization and the Arab Chamber. Brazilian senator Jean Paul Prates said production must be increased in order to sell to Arab countries.
Brazilian Secretariat for Ports director of New Concessions and Port Regulation Policies Fabio Lavor said that despite the pandemic, the highest industry throughput on record is expected this year. He spoke during a webinar hosted by the Arab Chamber and the Union of Arab Chambers this Wednesday (12).
A Brazilian military plane took off from Guarulhos this Wednesday (12) taking 6 tonnes of donations following the explosion in Lebanon. The Arab Chamber collaborated.
A slowdown in foreign purchases made the gap between the Arab country’s imports and exports grow smaller in the first seven months of this year.
Ecommerce reached 1.29 billion hits in the country last month, just behind May – with the peak of the pandemic and Mother’s Day – and 2019 November – the month of Black Friday.

