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This Monday (13) in your ANBA Bulletin (13): a story on the creation of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce's women's committee. The new group will work to build rapport between Arab and Brazilian women. It will host a webinar on the Low Touch Economy, featuring businesswomen from Brazil, Egypt and Saudi Arabia next Wednesday (15).
Brazil's brand new publishing house Editora Tabla specializes in books and authors from the Middle East and North Africa, particularly from Arab countries. ANBA's Bruna Garcia discussed the recently launched publisher and Arab culture with cofounder Laura di Pietro.
A documentary series traces back the history of food in Brazil, bridging the gap between falafel, the Arab dumpling, and acarajé, a traditional dish from Bahia.
President Jair Bolsonaro made a phone call to the Abu Dhabi heir prince. They discussed bilateral relations and mutually relevant domestic and international issues. They also went over the Covid-19 pandemic. Bolsonaro thanked the UAE for its PPE donation.
And Emirates said it will resume Dubai-São Paulo flights on August 2. Check out these and other articles below and enjoy your reading!
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São Paulo – The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce has created a women’s committee to build rapport between Brazilian and Arab women. Called “WAHI – Women who Inspire,” the committee will be launched next Wednesday (15) during the online conference that will feature talks by businesswomen from the two regions.
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São Paulo – A new way of doing business based on minimal client-purveyor contact is coming up amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This will be the topic of an Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) webinar next Wednesday (15) from 9 am to 11 am.
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São Paulo – A brand new Brazilian publishing house specializing in writers and titles from across the Middle East and North Africa, Editora Tabla will release two Arabic books this month. Editorial director Laura di Pietro and art director Ana Cartaxo first began working on the project back in 2016.
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São Paulo – “The Muslims slaves had falafel and, when arriving in Brazil, they couldn’t find chickpeas. So, they started adapting [the recipe] using beans,” said Nega Teresa (pictured above), a cook from Rio de Janeiro, in the documentary series “A História da Alimentação no Brasil” recently launched on Amazon Prime Video.
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São Paulo – Abu Dhabi crown prince and UAE deputy supreme Armed Forces commander sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan got a phone call this Friday (10) from Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro. Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported that discussions revolved around bilateral relations and how to improve them across the board.
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São Paulo – Emirates Airline announced this Thursday (9) via a press release that it will resume its Dubai-São Paulo flights on August 2. The UAE-based carrier is yet to provide details regarding flight frequency. Before the Covid-19 pandemic erupted, this was a twice-daily route.
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São Paulo – The number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Oman was up 7% last year, the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman) reported. The information was made public by the Oman News Agency (ONA) on Thursday (9).
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São Paulo – To circumvent social distancing and border closures, SP Negócios is investing in training businesspeople to adapt to safer ways of doing business. The trade and investment promotion agency of the government of the city of São Paulo started in June a series of online national and international B2Bs.
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São Paulo – Poultry exports from Brazil slid in terms of revenue and shipped volume last June, whereas shipped volume went up in H1, the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) reported. At least five Arab countries – Egypt, Libya, Kuwait, Yemen and Qatar – stepped up their imports in H1.
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São Paulo – The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out changes to Brazil-Arab relations, Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce secretary-general and CEO Tamer Mansour said on Wednesday (8) in a virtual meeting hosted by the Foreign Affairs Professionals Association (APRI), the APRI Meet.
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