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ANBA Bulletin, February 4, 2021 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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This Thursday (4) in your ANBA Bulletin: e-commerce, which has grown in the United Arab Emirates due to the pandemic, has impacted commerce and warehousing dynamics in Dubai, the country’s economic hub. A Brazilian archaeological mission made some discoveries in Egypt. During an online event hosted by the Federal University of Minas Gerais, archaeologist José Roberto Pellini discussed the work of the Brazilian team in the Theban tombs in Luxor. Brazilian businessman and designer Sidnei Santos is looking for sponsorship for his reality show in a car graveyard in Dubai, UAE. He create pieces of furniture using parts from found car parts. And Qatari scientist Isra Yousef Marei won a L’Oréal-UNESCO prize for her vascular drug screening platforms based on endothelial progenitor cells. |
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Businessman and furniture designer Sidnei Santos is looking for sponsorship for his latest project: a reality show that will see him go to a car graveyard in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and create décor items and pieces of furniture from found luxury car parts. The show will be named “The Speed of Art,” and Santos needs BRL 2 million (roughly USD 370,000) to produce season one.
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A scientist from Qatar, Isra Yousef Marei (pictured above), won a prize from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and L’Oreal. Chosen for her postdoctoral work in biotechnology, Marei accepted the prize from the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Middle East Regional Young Talents Program last month.
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Vehicle exports from Brazil were up 21.9% year on year in January, National Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association (Anfavea) reported on Thursday (4). Car sales reached 25,000 units last month. Month on month, though, they declined by 35.8%.
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The surge in growth in the e-commerce sector in the United Arab Emirates has seen increased demand for warehousing space in Dubai, one of the main emirates in the country, global consultancy firm Deloitte said in a report.
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The holder of a doctorate degree in Egyptian Archaeology and the coordinator of the Brazilian Archaeological Program in Egypt (BAPE), professor José Roberto Pellini discussed his experience in the Theban tombs of the Qurna area in Luxor, Upper Egypt, during an online event hosted by the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) this Wednesday morning (3).
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The volume of mineral products exported from Brazil stepped up by 2% year on year in 2020, Brazilian Mining Institute (IBRAM) reported. Revenue from exports climbed by 11% from the previous year, reaching USD 37 billion. China secured its position as the top destination of iron ore from Brazil. The Asian country had accounted for 62% of exports in 2019. In 2020, it accounted for 72%.
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The number of new businesses in Brazil was up 6% in 2020 from 2019, according to the annual Business Map bulleting from the Brazilian Ministry of Economy. Last year saw 3,359,750 enterprises open in Brazil. The number of companies that went out of business is 1,044,696, resulting in 2.3 million active enterprises in the country. The number of companies that ceased to exist was down 11.3%.
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Brazil’s Foreign minister Ernesto Araújo and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, talked on Monday (1) via video conference, Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram reported. The ministers discussed ways to encourage more cooperation between the two countries within the framework of the projects that Egypt has implemented in Africa to achieve the “common good” for African countries.
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The government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates said it will impose novel restrictions on the hospitality industry, including bars, restaurants, malls and hotels. The measures will be effective from Tuesday (2) to February 28, the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) said.
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