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.
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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.
The Brazilian government is allowing as of last Thursday (24) incoming travelers at airports in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins. Those were the last places where entry was restricted.
The Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries will be hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce from October 19 to 22. It will feature an online exhibition environment for participants to network and do business in.
The enhancement of trade was in discussion in an online event hosted by the Arab Chamber this Wednesday (9). The agricultural attaché at the Embassy of Brazil in Morocco, Nilson Guimarães, said sales of coffee, tropical fruit and other items from Brazil could increase.
Company Jacto of Brazil believes in the potential of partnerships to implement new technologies in the Arab country, where opportunities are available to grow citrus fruits, tomatoes and olives. Industry association Abimaq’s executive director stressed Brazil’s role in technology production in an Arab Chamber webinar this Wednesday (9) featuring Brazilian and Moroccan diplomats.
Shipped volume went up while revenue declined last month, the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) said. Sales increased to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Moroccan ambassador Nabil Adghoghi met with Brazilian minister of Justice and Public Security in Brasília earlier this week. A new cooperation agreement is under preparation aimed at coordinating the efforts in the fight against organized crime, terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and money laundering.
Brazilian businesswoman Maria Eduarda Becker has made her career in Dubai, where she founded Três Marias Coffee and partnered up with trading company Ally Coffee in the MENA region. Innovating during the pandemic, she launched an instant coffee made from specialty beans, a pioneer product in the Middle East.
Exports from Brazil came out to USD 1.1 billion, the highest monthly result to date this year. Sales increased month-on-month for sugar, iron ore, beef and poultry.
