Ruy Pacheco de Azevedo Amaral said that he plans to support trade and bilateral cooperation, and emphasized that the Arab country is an ‘important political observation post’.
Clients of Nascimento Turismo travelling to the Middle East and North Africa will have at their disposal the support of an international call center. The staff will speak with tourists in Portuguese and solve problems in the local language.
Luciana Galeão, from Bahia, creates women’s clothes with mosaic-like features. The great-granddaughter of a Syrian, she has sold to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and would like to resume selling to Arabs.
A booming hospital market, the quality of Brazilian production and the search for international certificates increase the chances of business in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Fund states that cheap oil can help countries to reorganize their economies and promote growth, but warns of the challenges posed by the risk of deflation in Europe and Japan and the depreciation of emerging countries’ currencies.
Aldemir Bendine has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras. He will replace former chief executive Graça Foster.
Brazil’s official inflation index was up 1.24% in January, the highest increment since February 2003 according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
President of the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) says that oil-dependent countries imported less from Brazil last month, which affected exports performance, but he bets on a recovery throughout the year.
Withdrawals by Brazilians have exceeded deposits by US$ 3.1 billion in January. Withdrawals amounted to R$ 53.3 billion, and deposits, to R$ 50.2 billion.
Good crops and cheap oil have helped bring prices down in January. Importing countries stand to gain and costs tend to remain stable throughout 2015.
Last month in Brazil, 253,800 units were sold, down 31% from December and 19% from January 2014.
Sensualle already exported to UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and plans to return to the region’s market. Company produces sensual pieces.
Estimate from Brazilian companies that attended Arab Health fair in January, in the UAE, points to business and deals generating orders of US$ 21 million. Almost US$ 1 million in equipment was already sold.
Such was the decline as per the Brazil Commodities Index, measured by the Brazilian Central Bank, in January from December 2014. The energy sector was the main culprit.
