Companies exhibiting at the Revestir fair, in São Paulo, are hailing the construction industry’s upswing. Arabs visiting the show may strike deals in the next few days.
The economist Luiz Carlos Merege will take part in a conference on the Lebanese presence worldwide, in the city of Jounieh, in the Arab country. He will discuss social actions of the colony in Brazil.
The Brazilian government’s Growth Acceleration Programme ended the year with US$ 117 bn invested, according to the federal government. The value represents 21% of the forecast in 2014.
The good crop performance associated to high agricultural product prices in the global market caused the sector GDP to grow 3.9% in Brasil in 2011, more than the country GDP as a whole.
The CEO at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby, should give a talk on how to do business with the Middle East and North Africa next Friday.
The government of Brazil is establishing sustainable development targets in the final text of the UN conference, to take place in June, as was the case with the Millennium Development Goals.
Finance minister Guido Mantega blames the crisis and says that if the international scenery had not worsened, the growth in Gross Domestic Product would be closer to 4%, higher than the 2.7% recorded.
Representatives of the building sector in four Arab countries are in Brazil to learn about domestic products, like tiles and stone. Brazilian material is still little used in the Gulf.
Embu das Artes is a city in Greater São Paulo. It is charming due to its hills and peaceful atmosphere. On weekends it hosts an art fair that attracts Brazilian and foreign tourists.
Youssef Tamimount should come from Morocco to play in the Gerdau Tennis Cup, the most important Latin American youth competition in the sport.
The Brazilian mining giant has officially inaugurated its installations in Sohar Port. The complex has two iron ore pelleting mills and a distribution centre.
Seven journalists should head to Tunisia at the invitation of the Tunísia Tur operator. The trip should start on March 8, in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Tourism and airline Alitalia.
The federal government of Brazil has announced investment in research of innovative electric energy technologies. Part of the funds will come from the World Bank.
Foreign sales of the fruit should drop to US$ 35 million this year, against US$ 36 million in 2011, according to forecasts by the ABPM, a producer association. Arabs buy apples from Brazil.
