New office of the Arab Brazilian Chamber in Brasília

New office brings Arab Brazilian Chamber closer to partners

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Companies invest in non-alcoholic beverages for export

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Aurora, one of Brazil’s largest wineries, is also one of the world’s largest pure grape juice manufacturers. The company based in Rio Grande do Sul has invested in the segment of non-alcoholic beverages for export, a rising global trend, and besides grape juice, it also offers sparkling grape juice made from red and white grapes and sold in bottles of sparkling wine. The company is producing a version in a can, which is easier and more practical to export in containers.

A Brazilian creates photo series linking Brazil and Morocco

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A unique blue light. So Brazilian photographer Paulo Fabre described the surroundings in Tanger, Morocco. The photographer spent four days in the city in 2018, and when he returned to Brazil, he noticed similarities with Rio de Janeiro. Fabre’s idea gave rise to the project Rio-Tanger, in which he draws parallels between pictures he took in places like Cinelândia and Lapa and the Moroccan city.

Arab Brazilian Chamber opened office in Brasília

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The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) opened on Tuesday (19) its office in Brasília, the capital city of Brazil. The opening was attended by authorities, diplomats and businesspeople in an events venue at Complexo Brasil 21, where the office is located.

Ambassador visits Arab Brazilian Chamber office in Cairo

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The regional director and head of the office of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) in Cairo, Michael Gamal, welcomed the ambassador of Brazil to Egypt, Antonio Patriota, in the first official visit of a Brazilian authority to the office after it started operating last month.

Bolsonaro highlights Brazil’s role in food security to WTO

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Brazil plays an important role in providing food and agricultural inputs amid rising global food insecurity, president Jair Bolsonaro told on Monday (18) World Trade Organization (WTO) director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from Nigeria. The president and the minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos França met with the diplomat, who is visiting Brazil.

Five Arab women filmmakers receive Netflix grant

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Streaming service Netflix will support the work of five Arab women filmmakers, the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) announced. The one-time grant will be given through Netflix’s Fund for Creativity Equity to bring their fiction and non-fiction projects to life.

UAE changes visa regime for residents and tourists

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The United Arab Emirates cabinet announced on Monday (18) a series of new visas that benefit skilled workers, tourists, investors and long-term residents, according to state news agency WAM. The cabinet also announced eligibility criteria for Green Residence which was first announced in September last year and also expanded the scope of benefits and beneficiaries of the existing Golden Visa.

IMF expects Egypt’s GDP to grow

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts that Egypt’s growth reaches 5.9% in FY2021/22, up from 3.3 in the previous period. The IMF also expected Egypt’s GDP to grow 5% in FY2022/2023, according to its latest World Economic Outlook issued Tuesday (19) in the wake of the Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank.

Saudi oil exports hit highest level in almost 2 years

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Saudi Arabia’s February crude oil exports reached 7.307 million barrels per day, the highest level since April 2021, according to the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI).

Eight BRF units in Brazil cleared to export to Iraq

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Eight plants of Brazilian food processor BRF were cleared to export to Iraq. Five units got new accreditations while three were renewed. Most clearances were related to chicken meat, but two units will also be able to ship turkey meat and breaded products to the country, BRF reported.