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Brazil is becoming an increasingly important supplier in the Arab beauty market, particularly with hair care products. The region is supplied by companies such as Floractive, specializing in hair treatments, and Terra Fértil, offering hair straighteners and dryers. Light Hair aims to enter the market, too.

Brazilian micro and small businesses are growing as exporters and bringing positive results to the country by selling higher-value products and boosting the economy. Aidu, with its food-grade aerosol, and Açaí Town are two successful ventures in the international market.

Industry group Fiergs estimates a slump in exports spurred by the impacts of the floods based on previous predictions for the year. Agriculture lobby Farsul indicates a negative impact on food production, and meatpacker lobby ABPA logged an 11% decline in poultry exports from the Rio Grande do Sul state in May but already points to a recovery.

Besides foreign currency earnings, the benefits of operating overseas include gaining brand awareness, and learning and adapting to global market trends. Challenges, on the other hand, are planning, getting a skilled staff, and complying with rules and regulations of each country, as well as costs.

New technologies can help minimize the effects of global warming, but cutting back CO2 emissions is long overdue. Discover what experts think about the matter given the new global climate reality and what’s carbon sequestration that the COP28 has put on the agenda.

To celebrate the Arab Community Day in Brazil, ANBA interviewed two influential political personalities in the current government. The minister of Planning, Simone Tebet, and the federal deputy for Rio de Janeiro, Jandira Feghali.