The 22 Arab countries had a combined 1.28 million cases and 23,200 deaths caused by the novel coronavirus. The mortality rate is 1.8%, as against a global average of 3.36%.
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The need to simplify Brazilian law in order to bring in further investment from Arab countries was one of the topics in discussion in an online debate on Thursday (20) hosted by business group LIDE RS. Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce president Rubens Hannun was a featured guest.
The Rio Grande do Sul chapter of Brazil’s Business Leaders Group (LIDE RS) is hosting an online meeting on business opportunities in Arab countries, featuring the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and executives from JBS and MSD.
The visits of the Brazilian emperor to the Middle East and North Africa in the 19th century will be addressed by researcher Roberto Khatlab, who wrote a book on the subject.
Trade, politics-diplomacy and technical cooperation will be the three pillars of the congressional group, said group chair senator Jean Paul Prates during a webinar hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber and by Fambras Halal.
This was the only product category whose sales increased in the first two months of this year, on the back of ferroniobium, gold, and maize oil.
The increase in sales to the Middle East, particularly to Arabs, is a ‘pleasant surprise’ for the Brazil’s largest coffee farmers cooperative.
The Arab countries stood out among the Brazilian products’ buyers, purchasing 121,700 60-kg bags of the product in January.
The month saw 17,123 tonnes shipped from Brazil. Revenue was down 27% year-on-year.
Arab country purchased 71,400 tonnes last year. Spearheaded by China, exports hit record levels in both volume and revenue.
Brazil shipped 37.4 million bags year-to-date through November. Arab countries imported 12% more.
Congressman met with Arab ambassadors at the residence of Kuwait’s ambassador Nasser Almotairi last Monday (25).
Brazil exported 3.4 million bags last month, down 13% from a year ago. Year-to-date through October, exports climbed 23%, tough.
Revenue from foreign sales came out to USD 9.3 billion year-to-date through September.
