Brazilian company Juruá exports honey soap and assai shampoo to markets like Japan, Korea and France. Now, the target is to grow investing in buyers like the countries of the Middle East.
Al-Máhjar, a centre for studies on Arab immigration in Brazil owned by the Icarabe, has collected roughly 400 stories of Arab immigrants and descendents. The data bank will be the subject of a study.
The Sergipe state-based company exports orange juice to five Arab countries. Now, it is betting on products such as coffee, pepper, sauces and vinegar to increase its business on the Arab market.
Last week, at the Port of Navegantes, the company shipped an oven transformer, weighing 110 tonnes, to Saudi Arabia. The buyer was a steel industry company based in the Jeddah.
The Brazilian mining company sold a 30% minority stake in Vale Oman Pelletizing Company to Oman Oil Company, the country’s oil company. The sale generated US$ 125 million.
Importer World Wine has started selling Tandem, a Moroccan wine, in Brazil. The first order finished before expected and the new purchase will be ten times greater.
The 3rd Forum of the Alliance of Civilisations ended on Saturday and included the participation of over 100 official delegations. The next edition should take place in Doha, Qatar.
União Química, a Brazilian company that owns three industrial parks, is negotiating with Gulf countries and intends to start exporting to the region in the next few months.
MAXXI, a museum designed by Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, puts the Eternal City, known for the Coliseum, the Trevi Fountain, and other monuments, on the map of international contemporary art.
The company, based in the state of Santa Catarina, shipped its first order to Lebanon in May. The shipment, of 18,000 tiles, is the first step of the enterprise in the Middle Eastern market.
Company Pedra Rio, from Espírito Santo, has six Arab clients and wants to expand sales to the region. The Emirates and Saudi Arabia are the main importers.
Such is the evaluation of the Brazilian, Turkish and Spanish foreign ministers. They believe that the Alliance of Civilizations is on the right track, with a growing number of participating countries.
To promote the country, which will host the next Alliance of Civilizations Forum, Qataris talk about their nation and distribute books containing information on geography, the Islam and the Alliance.
The two ministers of Foreign Relations met in Rio de Janeiro today. They also talked about peace in the Middle East and the coming of a business mission to Brazil.
