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ANBA Bulletin, August 21, 2020 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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This Friday (21) in your ANBA Bulletin: all about exports from Brazil to the Arab countries last July. The month saw the strongest revenue so far this year at USD 1.1 billion. Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce secretary-general Tamer Mansour discussed the results. Exports increased over June 2020, but decreased over July de 2019. The Arab World Film Festival from Icarabe and SESC São Paulo is going online this year, starting August 28. It will feature four Brazilian premieres and 12 films shown in past editions. Find out all about tourism in Egypt since the country reopened to foreign travelers. And Emirates has upped its Dubai-São Paulo flight frequency to three a week – since the route resumed early into this month, only two flights had been available per week. |
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July saw the best monthly results of 2020 in exports from Brazil to the Arab countries. Sales fetched USD 1.1 billion, up 30.8% from June, as per numbers compiled by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC).
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Exploring the vast market of Muslim consumers entails a consideration of its characteristics, which include stronger brand loyalty and a sense of collectiveness. The peculiarities of Muslim shopping behavior were in discussion this Thursday (20) by Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) president Rubens Hannun in an online class.
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Egypt released on Wednesday (19) the results of the resumption of tourism. The Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism reported that over 100,000 tourists have visited Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh (pictured above) since Egypt’s resumption of inbound tourism.
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The Arab World Film Festival will take place online from August 28 to September 21 this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The event will bring four premieres to Brazil, plus a selection of 12 motion pictures featured in the event over the last 15 years.
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Brazilian company Hair Shine is looking to broaden its foothold in the Arab countries. In an interview with ANBA, international director Thiago Ventura said sales to that part of the world lost steam when the pandemic began and are picking back up gradually.
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Brazilian artist Tarsila Schubert runs a creative studio in Dubai Design District. Four years ago, Schubert founded The Cave DXB, which provides different artists a space to develop their works. “Our goal was sharing a space and making it possible for everyone to have their studio in a more affordable way,” she said.
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Emirates is in the process of resuming its operations in Brazil. Its former two-a-week Dubai-São Paulo route, which it had suspended in March, was reactivated on August 2. As of August 24, that route will increase to three flights per week.
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Jordan is planning to reopen its schools, on September 1 and its universities in October, state-run news outlet Petra quoted minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh (pictured) and minister of Health Saad Jaber as saying during a press conference.
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The fintech industry has increased in Saudi Arabia, according to the latest annual report by Fintech Saudi, an institution created by Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) in partnership with the Capital Market Authority (CMA). Fintechs are financial services technology companies.
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Lebanon should be locked down for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus infections, the caretaker government’s health minister Hamad Hassan was quoted as saying on Monday (17), while the country still suffers the impacts of the Port of Beirut blast.
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