Though hardly a new concept, the Low Touch Economy has been fast-tracked by the pandemic, Natalia Klafke of Radix explained during an Arab Chamber webinar. She noted that a behavioral change is in order, and that small businesses will be faced with the challenge of connectivity.
Yomna El Sheridy of Egypt and Sarah Ayed of Saudi Arabia were featured in a webinar hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. They went over the process of adapting their businesses to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has created a Safe Travels stamp label for tourist destinations whose coronavirus safety and hygiene protocols are deemed safe. The emirate of Ras Al Khaimah has also been certified.
Malak El Araby is one of the ten African women who have won the Ladima Foundation Short Film Competition. Films up to 2 minutes long are being shown with Portuguese subtitles supplied by the Brazilian-based African Short Film Festival.
Brazil supplies grains to and imports fertilizer from the Middle East. This ensures smooth logistics when it comes to bulk shipping. Container shipping is a different beast, and problems arose as soon as the pandemic broke out.
The 2019/2020 crop-year saw sales from Brazil to Arab nations slide. Total exports had second best result on record.
Science and religion will be among the subjects of an online megaevent of the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) from Monday (13) until Friday (17), on which date there will be a debate with representatives from Islamism, Catholicism, Judaism, and Candomblé.
ANBA spoke with Laura di Pietro, who founded the publishing house alongside Ana Cartaxo. This month will see Table start releasing fictional work by Arab, Turkish and Iranian writers, translated directly into Brazilian Portuguese.
Next Wednesday (15) will see the Arab Chamber host an online conference organized by its women’s committee, which will be launched on the occasion. Female executives from Brazil, Egypt and Saudi Arabia will be featured.
The president of Brazil made a phone call to the Abu Dhabi crown prince and UAE deputy supreme commander of the Armed Forces this Friday (10).
The number of foreign direct investment projects in the country was up 7% in 2019, the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman) reported.
The institution will launch the initiative next Wednesday (15) in virtual meeting. The group is designed to build rapport between Brazilian and Arab women.
The institution is training companies to participate in national and international B2Bs. The next event will run on July 16 and be focused on the textile industry.
The airline is yet to release information regarding flight frequency. The United Arab Emirates are already open to foreigners; Brazil is only allowing entry in some cases.
