Brazil’s vice president spoke during the wrap-up of the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries this Thursday (22).
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Speaking during a panel this Wednesday (21) on “Food Security: A strategic partnership between Brazil and the Arab Countries?” within the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries, Brazilian and Arab authorities said the focus must shift away from attaining self-sufficiency in food production and towards which crops are best suited to each region.
Helping small businesses recover from the impact of the pandemic is one of the challenges facing these organizations, it was said in the discussion that wrapped up the first day of the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries.
‘For me, there’s a new world order now,” El-Sewedy Electrometer CEO Emad El-Sewedy said during a panel of the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries, which also featured New Development Bank (NDB) president Marcos Troyjo and ABCC Marketing VP Riad Younes.
While kicking off the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries this Monday (19), president Jair Bolsonaro said he is certain that Brazilian-Arab relations have never been better.
The online event which the Arab Chamber will host as of next Monday (19) will feature Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Nobel Peace Prize winner Ouided Bouchamaoui of Tunisia, UAE Food Security minister Mariam Almheiri, and sheikha Hessa Saad, among other prominent Arab figures.
A request for proposal due out this Thursday (15) will seek private sector players looking to manage Brazilian parks Aparados da Serra and Serra Geral, at the Santa Catarina-Rio Grande do Sul state border.
Last month saw 3.8 million bags shipped from Brazil, up 8.6% from September 2019. Sales to the Arab countries were up 6.9% year-to-date through September.
The Arab Chamber’s cultural director Silvia Antibas will join a webinar on Tuesday (13) as part of the National Cultural Diversity Fest of Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, which will take place in virtual form. Alessandra Frisso of research firm H2R will present a survey of the Arab population in Brazil.
Sales from Brazil are expected to increase for pharmaceuticals, food and building products, Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce Rubens Hannun said during a webinar hosted by university ESPM on Monday (5).
The International Monetary Fund expects the Brazilian GDP to shrink by 5.8% this year. The former forecast had been 9.1%.
Imports dropped faster than exports, driving a USD 6 billion surplus in September.
The crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus is fueling nations’ desire and efforts to produce food locally. Geography, climate and costs are challenges.
The Civil Aviation Authority has suspended flights to and from Brazil, India and Argentina will not be allowed, in a bid to prevent Covid-19 from spreading.
