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ANBA Bulletin, April 20, 2023 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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This Thursday (20) in your ANBA Bulletin: Eid al-Fitr, the closing of Ramadan. A time of prayer, celebration, and holiday in Muslim countries. Learn more about what changes in the daily routine of nations with Islamic populations during the period.
The Embassy of Brazil in Algiers will have a space in the Sipsa & Filaha – Agrofood show to take place in May in Algeria and is calling Brazilian companies and entities to participate. The North African Arab country is experiencing a boost in foreign trade.
Saudi Arabia increased its cocoa imports, driven by Ramadan. The average consumption of chocolate per person in the country could reach 19 kilograms a year.
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Saudi Arabia imported 37,000 tonnes of cocoa in Q1
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Saudi Arabia imported 37,000 tonnes of cocoa in the first quarter of this year and could quickly surpass total purchases throughout 2022, according to information released by the Arab News website based on official data.
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Brazil’s Lula pledges to afforest 12 million hectares
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Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said this Thursday (20), at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Change Brazil is committed to afforesting 12 million hectares in the Amazon and there could be no sustainability in a world at war.
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What is Eid al-Fitr for Islam?
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Companies close for recess, families gather, prayers, and celebrations all over. It’s a day to go to the mosque to pray and meet acquaintances at home or in public spaces. That is Eid al-Fitr in Muslim countries. It’s a holiday, a festival, the end of Ramadan, and one of the most important dates in the Islamic calendar.
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Syrian Home children visit Arab Chamber headquarters
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This Wednesday (19) afternoon, the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) received the visit of around 40 children assisted by the Syrian Home for Children (Lar Sírio Pró-infância) at its headquarters, on Avenida Paulista, in the capital city of São Paulo. The group of children, mostly around ten years old, was received by the president of the entity, Osmar Chohfi, and Marketing vice president Silvia Antibas.
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Libya's purchases of Brazilian fish up 550%
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Libya, an Arab country in North Africa, increased fish imports from Brazil by 550% last year compared to the previous. The nation was the fourth destination for fish shipments, according to a study by the Fishing and Aquaculture unit of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) with the Brazilian Fish Farming Association (Peixe BR).
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Brazil nearly doubles poultry genetics exports
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Brazil exported 3,030 tonnes of poultry genetics in March, nearly doubling (up 93.7%) sales in 2022’s same month, according to information released this Wednesday (19) by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). Products include day-old chicks and hatching eggs.
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Algeria new phase: Brazil's embassy takes companies to show
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The Brazilian Embassy in Algiers is calling Brazilian companies to exhibit at Sipsa & Filaha – Agrofood, the biggest agri-food show in Africa, to take place from May 22 to 25 this year at the Safex Exhibition Center in the Algerian capital. The embassy will have a 50-square-meter space in the exhibition and is looking for companies and entities to exhibit and collaborate in the booth assembly.
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Sidney Romeiro: Agrément to be Brazil’s ambassador to UAE
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Diplomat Sidney Leon Romeiro received an agrément from the government of the United Arab Emirates to take office as Brazil’s ambassador to the country. The agrément is the consent a nation’s government grants foreign diplomats to take the post in their territory.
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Brazil's Petrobras invests USD 5.2 bn in gas exploration
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The president of the Brazilian oil company Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, this Monday (17) presented investment plans of USD 5.2 billion for implementing new gas exploration and distribution plans by the company. The announcement was made during the executive’s participation in a seminar at the headquarters of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) in São Paulo.
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Jordan’s tourism revenue up 88% in 2023 Q1
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Tourism revenue in Jordan grew 88.4% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching USD 1.671 billion due to a notable increase in the flow of visitors. The Arab country recorded unparalleled growth in the number of tourists visiting the country. Over 1.47 million people visited Jordan in the first quarter of 2023.
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