The Brazilian Foreign Minister met with Tunisian authorities on Thursday (25), in Tunis, and offered Brazilian help in the democratic transition of the country and in social and economic development.
At the Minas Trend Preview, in Belo Horizonte, 180 exhibitors and 250 brands present fashion trends for the next season. The event will last until the 28th in the capital of the state of Minas Gerais.
The country will donate US$ 300,000 to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The funds will be allocated to the purchase of tents.
The Algerian export promotion agency wants its affiliates to attend Brazilian fairs. In turn, Brazil wants backing for business roundtables in the Arab country. A meeting was held in Algiers.
Despite the international instability, the state-owned company’s investment forecasted for 2012 is the greatest in history and should reach R$ 88 billion (US$ 47 billion).
A Saudi importer will be in São Paulo this week for business meetings with producers of bathroom metals and locks. He was invited by the Metal Brasil project.
The seventh edition of Sawsana, to take place in Amman, should include Itamaraty participation and offers business opportunities in the areas of agriculture, veterinary studies and food industry.
In Doha, the director general at the WTO, Pascal Lamy, stated that Arab countries need to remove barriers to regional trade so that jobs may be generated, mainly for youths.
According to the IMF, revenues from the commodity’s exports sufficed to make up for losses brought about by political instability and the resulting capital flight from the country.
The agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing company Baldan has closed a sale of three containers to an Algerian customer at the Djazagro, in Algiers. The event is in its second day.
The sector export revenues with milk, milk cream and butter oil shipped to the Arab countries reached US$ 5 million in the first quarter of the year. The main buyer was Saudi Arabia.
The figure concerns foreign sales made from Brazil last week, and is 11.3% higher than in the preceding week.
The second edition of Infra Oman will run from October 2 to 4 in Muscat. At least 25 major construction, transport and electricity projects are underway in the country. In 2011, 5,000 people attended.
Brazil’mining company Vale signed a contract with oil company Petrobras to lease potassium reserves for exploration. The project will help lower the country’s dependence on importe fertilizers.
