Licensing of imported vehicles grew 35.8% from January to August over the same period of 2009 in Brazil. Licensing of domestic automobiles, in turn, increased only 5.7%.
The amount will be allocated to states and municipalities, and will be distributed in monthly instalments until the end of the year.
Executive Nasser Al-Hajri said to ANBA that the company from Qatar seeks opportunities in agribusiness all over the world and that Brazil is a natural option. The company is negotiating acquisitions.
Cocamar wants to export its orange oils to the Middle East. The product, which is much used as a perfume fixer, is already sold to Europe, China and North America.
The third edition of Paper Arabia is due September 26th to 28th in Dubai. The event is geared toward paper, pulp, handkerchiefs and chemicals manufacturers.
A study by the Unctad places Brazil in the third position among the countries considered priority for investment from 2010 to 2012, only behind China and India. The USA is in fourth.
The surplus results from exports of US$ 2.616 billion and imports of US$ 2.478 billion in the first three working days of the month.
The Dubai-based hotel group wants to manage 60 enterprises by 2014, as against its current 12. The company views South America, and Brazil, as a strategic region.
The forecast is in the Focus bulletin, disclosed today (6) by the Central Bank of Brazil. Forecasted Industrial production is expected to grow 11.37%. In 2011, growth should be 5%.
Foreign sales by the industry totalled US$ 159.5 million from January to June this year, representing 15.6% growth over the same period of 2009. Imports have increased as well.
According to the head of the Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon in São Paulo, Roland Fouad Aboukhater, the Arabs are interested in partnerships in the real estate, industrial and financial sectors.
Vive Bella produces decorations for clothes, shoes and handbags. It has already exported to Lebanon and the Emirates and believes it may grow on the Middle Eastern market.
The third edition of Paper Arabia is due September 26th to 28th in Dubai. The event is geared toward paper, pulp, handkerchiefs and chemicals manufacturers.
The country increased its motorcycle output by 15.6% from January to August this year. Last month, 172,900 units were manufactured, and 7,000 were exported.
