Last year, sugarcane had the highest share of the Brazilian energy matrix since 1992, according to a Statistics Institute survey. Presently, cane accounts for 18% of power generation in the country.
Pedro Bottesi Neto is one of the few Brazilian executives in Arab companies. In Riyadh, Bottesi is the Business Development director at Maaden, the largest Saudi mining company.
The draft submitted to the National Congress today allocates US$ 24.7 billion to works in Brazil in 2011. The figure concerns federal government funds only.
Project Sinhá Recicla, which comprises 17 artisans in Uberlândia and sells to the United States, Portugal, Switzerland, England and Germany, wants to reach Middle East and North Africa countries.
Micro and small businesses account for more than half the formal job positions in Brazil. Most of these jobs are in the interior of the country, informs the Micro and Small Business Support Service.
The company headquartered in Paraná inaugurated its first shop abroad last month, in City Stars shopping centre, Cairo. Apart from lingerie, Arab women are going to find beach fashion and home wear.
Hassad Food, a company that belongs to the Arab country’s sovereign fund, has announced negotiations for the purchase of a sugar and ethanol plant, and of a stake in a poultry farming project.
Development Bank already funds Brazilian machinery purchases in Argentina and is now negotiating the same with other nations. According to Lula, the credit line should be made available in Africa too.
The number of passengers who arrived in Brazil on international flights in July reached 753,000. Year-to-date, there was growth of 9.15%, and the total reached 4.4 million arrivals.
Sales to the Arab world totalled US$ 1.037 million up to July, expansion of 23%. The Saudi market was responsible for purchases, being the third main importer of Brazilian oranges in the period.
Secretary general, Michel Alaby, should give a talk about business in the Arab world in Porto Alegre and Florianópolis. Among the highlights, promotion of building fair Big 5, in Dubai.
The 4th International Conference on Responsible Tourism will run from October 10th to 12th in Muscat. The event will be held by the country’s Tourism Ministry alongside international organizations.
The first phase of works has been completed at residential and leisure complex Termas do Tabuleiro. A total of 40 houses have been delivered, and now a hotel and a spa will be built.
The award-winning Biruta Mídias Mirabolantes, which specializes in unconventional marketing, is seeking foreign companies interested in advertising products and brands in Brazil.
