At the opening of the 6th Tourism Salon, minister Pedro Novaes announced measures to attract tourists from abroad, including visa facilitation and increasing of international flights.
Brazilian leather exporters see potential for increasing sales to the Middle East. Tunisia is now the leading target in the region, but the businessmen have an eye out for the Gulf.
Prices should not drop in coming years as offer will not accompany global demand.
Brazilian sector exports grew by 23% in the first half. The highlights were soy, meats, sugar and ethanol, forestry products and coffee.
The organisation’s CEO, Michel Alaby, should present a talk on how to do business with the Arabs. The event in the city of São Paulo is on Thursday. A building fair in Dubai will be highlighted.
Shipments generated US$ 6.41 billion in the first half of the year. There was expansion in sales of the main products in the basket, especially food and iron ore.
OECD survey shows that the number of Brazilians moving legally to developed nations has dropped by nearly half from 2006 to 2009, and reached 53,500.
The gross production value of the 20 main crops in Brazil should reach US$ 126.5 billion this year, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Poultry company Frango Bello exports boneless chicken to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan. The Middle East already accounts for 40% of the enterprise’s foreign sales.
Brazilian companies interested in participating in the next edition of the Big 5, in November, may contact the Arab Brazilian Chamber. The stand will offer 22 spaces.
From April to June, 25 commercial aircraft and 23 executive ones were delivered, less than in the same period of last year.
Middle Eastern and North African importers should attend a business roundtable for refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation and heating due September, held by sector organizations Abrava and Apex.
The surplus is the result of US$ 6.9 billion in exports and US$ 5 billion in imports.
The building sector fair is scheduled to take place in Dubai in November and the Fiesc should organize a delegation to the Emirates in the period. Businessmen should also visit Abu Dhabi.
