The fund should send a technical team to the country in September to evaluate financial assistance, informed the managing diretor of the institution, Christine Lagarde, on visiting Cairo.
In a visit to São Paulo, the director of company Ard Guisser says that he aims to export products made from medicinal and aromatic plants, as well as essential oils, like argan oil.
The tariff has been lowered from 10% to 2%. The measure will remain effective for 180 days and is limited to a maximum of 50,000 tonnes of frozen fisheries.
USA grain supply issues will likely cause the country’s meat output to decline, opening up market share for meat packer Minerva and for Brazil as a whole, especially in the Middle East.
A research by FGV for the Ministry of Tourism shows that companies in the area had revenues of R$ 51 billion in 2011. In the first half of this year, there was growth of 10%.
The Micro and Small Business Support Service should promote a seminar about internationalisation of small business. The idea is to provide incentives for companies to be born with a foot abroad.
The country exported the equivalent of US$ 4.91 billion last week, averaging at US$ 982 million per day, and up 0.2% from the average for the first two weeks of August.
Bassim Khoury, CEO at pharmaceutical company Pharmacare, is in Brazil seeking business opportunities. He should visit a fair in the sector and have meetings with national companies.
The airline is accepting entries to choose a name for a mascot which will be given away to children on its flights. The winner will receive tickets to Dubai.
The Summit of South American-Arab Countries, to bring leaders from both regions together in Peru, in October, should also include business meetings. At the parallel event, 400 people are expected.
A survey conducted by the Ministry of External Relations shows that in 2011 the country shipped 300,000 tonnes of food to several nations, and is a major collaborator with the UN Food Programme.
Six Brazil-based enterprises will take part in the furniture and interior design fair in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from September 24 to 27.
According to a survey of the industry by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade and covering January to July, the decline in revenues was caused by lower demand and prices.
Level of Family Expectations dropped from 68.5 points to 68.2 points from June to July. The index measures perception of the population regarding the country’s economy.
