The Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brazil and the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce reviewed initiatives to engage the Arab community in Brazil, as well as plans to hold events.
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A subsidiary of Qatar National Bank (QNB) will finance a Sustainable Aviation Fuel production facility in Egypt. The project is being launched with the ambition of becoming the largest SAF initiative in the Middle East and Africa.
Country says the move increases flexibility to “respond to market dynamics” and sees a mid-term rise in energy demand.
Announcement by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture and Livestock also includes the opening of Jordan’s market to Brazilian hay.
The date producing company Siafa is showcasing its products at the Anuga Select Brazil trade show. The goal is to break into the Brazilian market, where date consumption has shown sustained growth.
Products from five Arab countries are featured at the Anuga Select Brazil trade show taking place in São Paulo from this Tuesday (7) to Thursday (9). The Arab Chamber is organizing Arab participation, with items including Tunisian olive oils, Lebanese soda, UAE dates.
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq, Tunisia and Morocco will represent the Middle East and North Africa in the tournament starting in June.
Attacks on oil and natural gas facilities have driven prices higher. UN shipping agency IMO calls for a safe navigation corridor in the Strait of Hormuz.
A group of 181 Brazilians has already obtained emergency transit visas to leave Bahrain via Saudi Arabia, a Gulf country that maintains international flights. The embassy transported them to Saudi territory on Monday (16).
The shipping company announced on its website an overland transport service from Asia to Middle East destinations via Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Some countries in the region currently lack maritime access due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Data from February, which still do not reflect the US–Israel war with Iran, show the UAE and Saudi Arabia among the top importers of Brazilian chicken.
In phone calls with ministers from countries affected by the conflict, Mauro Vieira discussed the situation of Brazilians, who may obtain emergency transit visas in Saudi Arabia.
The country created an option to transport passengers through its airspace, which remains closed, as does Qatar’s. Jordan reopened to commercial flights, and Brazil is negotiating transit visas with Saudi Arabia.
Hitachi Energy’s Guarulhos unit will deliver 14 units by September, to be used in a city being built by the Arab country.
