Businessman Slim Fsili opened, in São Paulo, a travel operator turned to the Arab country. He already operates travel routes to Tunisia and Malta.
Financial analysts have reduced their forecasts for growth of the Brazilian GDP in 2013, but they have increased it for next year.
Sales to the region grew in February as against the same month in 2012, while total Brazil sales abroad dropped 13%. Exports to Africa, another region with Arab nations, dropped 9.4%.
Átila Francucci, who works in advertising, is going to evaluate ads in the Middle East and North Africa in Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity. He will judge works in six categories.
The aircraft maker should present its executive line at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo this week. Three aircraft will be shown.
The country should have a good economic performance in 2013, according to a report by the Economic Commission for Africa. Exports from Minas will be important.
The Ministry of Trade aims to take a delegation of businessmen and government representatives to the country this year. One of the main objectives is to attract Brazilian companies.
The Annual Conference of the Union of Arab Stock Exchanges should take place on Sunday (3) and Monday (4), in Muskat. The meeting is aimed at discussing themes like the IPOs and Islamic products.
The director of the Middle East department at the Itamaraty says that trade with the Arab countries grew 600% in ten years and may grow at least three times more.
Among the productive sectors, only services grew 1.7% last year as against 2011. Agriculture and industry had a negative performance.
Importers from the Middle East participated in Vitória Stone Fair, a fair in Espírito Santo, in which the Arab Brazilian Chamber has a stand. The diversity of products pleased visitors.
During the meeting of Arab ambassadors and university students and professors, the president proposed sending Brazilian students to the Middle East and North Africa and to receive students.
Jim Yong Kim should visit the country from March 4th to 6th. He will have meetings with president Dilma Rousseff, Finance minister Guido Mantega and BNDES president Luciano Coutinho.
Brazilian exporters of chicken and beef had strong presence in Gulfood, the food sector fair in Dubai, and plan further activities this year.
