In the wake of Brazil’s ratification of Mercosur’s free trade agreement with Palestine, Ambassador Alessandro Candeas analyzes in an article the commerce between the two countries and potential prospects, suggesting that Brazil could buy more Palestinian goods to balance out trade. This year’s result is a surprise given the crisis that has plagued Palestine in the context of war.
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Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Minister Nabil Ammar launched on Thursday (11) in São Paulo a commercial and consular office of the Embassy of Tunisia in Brazil. In his visit to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber and talks to the press, he spoke of Brazil-Tunisia relations, BRICS, and fertilizer and olive oil exports.
Brazil shipped an average volume of 431,400 tonnes in the first quarter of 2024 compared to 428,000 tonnes last year. June’s and first quarter’s results were down, though, although Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates stepped up purchases.
Representatives from the Halal do Brasil project were in Goiânia earlier this week to present the markets and technical specifications of foods fit for Muslim consumption.
Brazilian foreign minister and GCC secretary-general Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi discussed topics such as the relations between Brazil and the Arab countries in the Gulf, and the conflict in Gaza.
Bahrain’s ambassador to Brasília, Bader Abbas Alhelaibi, writes article on the results of the diplomatic relations between the two countries and forecasts the next steps of this partnership.
Industry group Fiergs estimates a slump in exports spurred by the impacts of the floods based on previous predictions for the year. Agriculture lobby Farsul indicates a negative impact on food production, and meatpacker lobby ABPA logged an 11% decline in poultry exports from the Rio Grande do Sul state in May but already points to a recovery.
The North African country’s exports soared by 9.8% year-on-year in the first five months of 2024 to reach USD 16.55 billion.
The increase was posted in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, according to figures from industry lobby ABIMO.
The three Arab leading buyers of poultry from Brazil stepped up their imports in May, ABPA says. The UAE are the second leading importer, followed by Saudi Arabia in third, and Iraq in sixth.
Since June 10, 1974, the two countries have maintained diplomatic relations that’ve evolved into an intensive trade. In an exclusive interview with ANBA, the UAE’s ambassador to Brasília, Saleh Alsuwaidi, said cooperation between the countries also encompasses culture, tourism and defense.
North African country opened market to Brazilian poultry last October and imported 10,000 tonnes year to date through October.
Entrepreneur born in the Asian country exports table grapes grown in Brazil’s semi-arid region to several destinations, including the United Arab Emirates. Meet the story of Suemi Koshiyama in the second ANBA report on fruits exported from the São Francisco Valley.
Already cemented in the Americas, the Brazilian children’s footwear manufacturer has invested in foreign trade staff teams to get closer to clients in the Middle East and North Africa.
