Exhibitors at Festuris will include two Arab airlines and two travel agencies specializing in packages to the region. The event will take place next November in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul.
IBRD cut down from 2.9% to 2.4% the growth estimation for the global economy in 2016. And a recession in Brazil is more likely, according to the forecast. Arab countries will experience a more modest growth.
Investe SP will work with local businesses to devise strategies for the foreign market. The goal is to involve 260 companies in the capital and the state by April 2018.
Airplane crash impacted the industry, causing visitor influx to plummet by 54%. Russian tourist arrivals dropped the most, but arrivals from Arab countries went up.
In Q1, the bloc’s economy grew 0.6% over the last three months of 2015 and 1.7% over January to March from last year.
Mag Halat, a Brazilian of Lebanese descent, created Blog da Mag (Mag’s Blog), in which she offers tips of how to bring together fashion clothes, a well-done makeup and the Muslim veil. Her videos have nearly 50,000 views.
Five of the world’s 15 leading sales hubs are located in the Middle East. Dubai is the biggest one in the region and fourth on a global ranking released by Jones Lang LaSalle.
The share of this type of power source in the overall energy matrix went from 39.4% in 2014 to 41.2% last year, the Ministry of Mines and Energy reported.
Brazil’s national manufacturers association reported 46,895 units shipped last month, up 15% from May 2015, but domestic production declined.
The forecast based on a poll of financial institutions issued by the Brazilian Central Bank this Monday (6) is higher than last week’s.
The company from São Paulo exported to the United Arab Emirates through one of its partner companies and sees great potential in the region.
Wael Assaf arrived in Campo Grande fleeing from the Islamic State. To support his family, he sells kibbe in a street stand. An internet campaign is collecting funds for him to open his own business.
Roberto Khatlab and Hoda Nehme, of the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, will take part in events at PUC-Goiás, on the 9th and 10th, and at UFRJ, on the 14th. They will address political and social issues in the Middle East.
Arabs will be represented by Syria, Lebanon, Morocco and Egypt in artistic performances, handicraft and cuisine. The event will take place on June 5, 11 and 12 at São Paulo’s Immigration Museum.

