Country will pay 60% of wages of private sector for three months. Plan aims at mitigating COVID-19 effects.
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Brazil’s Tereza Cristina will speak from Brazil. Union of Arab Chambers secretary-general Khaled Hanafy will join in from Egypt. Arab Chamber president Rubens Hannun will give an introductory speech. The webinar takes place April 8, 9 am (BRT), with simultaneous interpretation into Portuguese and English. Registrations are open.
Countries cut import duties to zero to facilitate the influx of foodstuffs, medicines and individual protection equipment, and forbid exports of goods considered essential during the crisis. Apex-Brazil covered the matter in an online conference and gave some examples.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Refugee Agency has launched the Refugee Entrepreneurs webpage to raise awareness on the business of refugee people. This first week, five food business have been listed in São Paulo, including three Arabs.
Besides donating masks, hand sanitizers and pillowcases to the largest public hospital in the East Zone of São Paulo, the Chamber is campaigning for new contributions.
The Foreign Trade Chamber has expanded the list of goods with temporary import tax exemption. Mask fabric and batteries were included, among others.
To help fight coronavirus, Brazilian companies from different sectors turn their plants and expertise to the production of masks, ventilators, and medical coats and shoes.
The National Confederation of Industry (CNI) expects foreign sales to go down as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
The travel, automobile and textile industries are standing still, but fertilizer and commodities keep being shipped from Brazil.
Government called for the population to consume domestically available products such as hard wheat and authorized the direct sale of flour from the mills to the population.
Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum reported the cancellation the 17th bid round due to coronavirus.
New rules are in place to organize and ensure food supplies at times of crisis, emergencies and disasters through inventory control and collaboration from businesses and suppliers.
The country has suspended customs duties on lentils, chickpeas, beans, and dry beans.
United Nations Economic and Social Council estimates that the world will go through a recession in 2020 due to COVID-19, with sectors such as retail, hospitality and transport being strongly affected.
