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This Tuesday (19) in your ANBA Bulletin: Historian, curator and Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce Cultural director Silvia Antibas accepted the 2019 UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. The prize rewards laureates who, through their work, disseminate Arab art and culture across the world. And the Arab Chamber is hosting a webinar next Wednesday (20), from 9 am to 10:30 pm, to discuss legal safety in international deal-making, in a bid to advise businesses on what to look for when entering into contracts during the pandemic. Registration is open. If you want to learn about the benefits of the intermittent fasting, read Bruna Garcia’s story on the webinar about the topic featuring UNIFESP president Soraya Samili and oncologist doctor Riad Younes last week. And Brazilian government has expanded the list of products to fight COVID-19 that can enter Brazil without incurring in taxes. And BRF purchased a plant in Saudi Arabia. JBS announced it is donating USD 68 million to fight the pandemic.
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São Paulo – Historian, curator and Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce Cultural director Silvia Antibas accepted the 2019 UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said this Monday (18). Palestinian artist Suleiman Mansour was the other recipient. The award goes out to two people, groups or organizations each year since 1998. Sharjah is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates.
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São Paulo – International business and legal safety amid the coronavirus pandemic will be the topic of an Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce webinar next Wednesday (20), featuring specialists from Brazil and elsewhere. The online event is designed to advise businesses on what to look for in entering into contracts with suppliers or clients in other countries. Simultaneous translation will be available into Brazilian Portuguese and English, and registration is open.
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São Paulo – Brazil’s JBS, the biggest meat company in the world, is donating BRL 39 million (USD 6.6 million) to address the coronavirus pandemic in the state of São Paulo, and BRL 400 million USD 68 million) across Brazil. The funds in São Paulo will go out to public health, social and scientific support actions, including construction of perennial modular hospitals, purchase of personal protective equipment, health equipment, food kits, and cleaning kits.
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São Paulo – Overall, Brazil has cut import tariffs to zero on 509 products, the federal government reported on Monday (18). More 118 products used to fight the coronavirus pandemic had their tariffs reduced, including 80 medicines. The tariffs were reduced by decision of the Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX).
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São Paulo – Intermittent fasting of 14 to 16 hours can boost the immune system, help control blood sugar, as well as reducing weight, belly fat, blood pressure, cholesterol and systemic inflammation, among other benefits. That is what Dr. Riad Younes, director-general at the Oncology Center of Hospital Oswaldo Cruz said in the first culture and health webinar hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Institute of Arab Culture (ICArabe) last Friday (16) night.
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São Paulo – Mammoth Brazilian animal protein company BRF announced last Friday (8) the purchase of a plant from the Joody Al Sharqiya Food Production Factory in Dammam, na Saudi Arabia, in a USD 8 million deal, for processing breaded and marinated cuts and hamburgers.
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São Paulo – Agribusiness exports from Brazil hit an all-time high last month as they soared past USD 10 billion in revenue for the first time on record, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply said this Friday (15).
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