Finances came from international financial institutions and other countries over the past eight months to fight COVID-19.
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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.
The minister of State for Media Affairs said the country is assessing and updating its reopening plans so activities can resume on September 1.
The airline is adding a frequency on August 24. It had been flying twice a week since resuming the route on August 2. Its Dubai-Rio de Janeiro route is still on hold with no plans to reopen.
Brazilian Secretariat for Ports director of New Concessions and Port Regulation Policies Fabio Lavor said that despite the pandemic, the highest industry throughput on record is expected this year. He spoke during a webinar hosted by the Arab Chamber and the Union of Arab Chambers this Wednesday (12).
Ecommerce reached 1.29 billion hits in the country last month, just behind May – with the peak of the pandemic and Mother’s Day – and 2019 November – the month of Black Friday.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is hosting an online event on August 12 at 9 am, Brasília time. Simultaneous translation will be available into Arabic and Brazilian Portuguese.
Information from the United Nations World Health Organization (UNWTO) points to a rebound in tourism around the world.
Lidercorp, whose destinations include Arab countries, has tailored its services to pandemic times by endorsing hotels, businesses such as car rental and ocean cruise companies, and destinations that have put in place Covid-19 prevention measures.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) had an online meeting with Brazilian associations and organizations that have partnered up with a committee established to help keep Arab countries supplied throughout the pandemic. Upcoming steps were discussed.
The Arab country has cleared imports of items including canned chicken meat, chicken nuggets, chicken sausage, and chicken mortadella. Egyptians are looking for alternatives to high-priced beef protein.
This will be the first-ever fully online show from the Rio de Janeiro chapter of Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB). the event will feature film premieres and a free lecture, debate and workshop. The event will run from July 29 to August 23, 2020.
The administration wrapped up the current school year with all students promoted. The rest of the second semester will be merged with the first semester of the next school year, which begins on October 4 and will possibly consist of e-learning.
Though hardly a new concept, the Low Touch Economy has been fast-tracked by the pandemic, Natalia Klafke of Radix explained during an Arab Chamber webinar. She noted that a behavioral change is in order, and that small businesses will be faced with the challenge of connectivity.
