A total of 300,000 formal job positions were created in the country in the first half this year. The sector that contributed the most was agriculture, followed by services.
A partnership between Embratur and the private initiative, signed in early July, is going to increase international promotion of Brazilian destinations that offer luxury products and services.
Attraction of South American tourists, particularly Brazilian, was the theme of a meeting yesterday between Syrian Tourism minister Saadullah Agha Al-Qalaa and Chamber director Sami Roumieh.
With a factory in the state of Paraná, company Mazza already exports to 23 countries, including Qatar and the Emirates. The goal for 2009 is to increase revenues from foreign sales from 5% to 10%.
Businessman Saleh Al Anezi, who has three stores in the Arab country, ordered over 2,000 pairs of men’s and women’s shoes during the fair. According to him, the orders are only the beginning.
Aside from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the Emirates, Algeria and Morocco, other countries in the region, such as Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, are establishing themselves as large importers of Brazilian products.
The Oil and Gas arm of the Brazilian company found oil off the coast of Angola, in Africa. The discovery took place at the Chissonga-1 well, at a depth of 4,725 metres.
Unusual materials and a wide range of colours characterize the style of purse brand Orange, which already exports to Norway, Spain and France. Now, the owner of the brand wants to reach Dubai.
For two years now, the country has been reforming its laws to facilitate foreign investment. According to information supplied by the Syrian Investment Agency, several long-term projects are underway.
The countries are part of a group created by the World Health Organization to provide a reference in expansion of services in the field. Brazil reduced its hospital beds and increased its services.
Shipments from Brazil to Middle East and North Africa totalled US$ 4.3 billion in the first half of this year. The share of the Arab market in Brazilian foreign sales went from 4.56% to 6.15%.
The chairman of the Central Bank of Brazil also said that investment in the country is increasing, and that the country will leave the crisis behind faster than other economies.
Yesterday, Mohammed Naji Otri participated in the opening ceremony of the Damascus International Fair, which counts on the participation of 4,500 exhibitors from 48 countries, including Brazil.
Brazilian shipments in the sector grew only to those two regions in the first half of the year. Four Arab countries ranked among the 10 leading destinations for the product during the period.
