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This Friday (29) in your ANBA Bulletin: the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is creating a laboratory to foster projects by startup businesses involving Brazil and the Arab countries. The news was made public during a webinar on digital transformation hosted by the organization. Registrations for the lab will open soon.
During the webinar, Egyptian startup company Robusta’s CEO Hussein Mohieldin discussed how digital transformation, fast-tracked by the Covid-19 pandemic, impacted the behavior of Arab shoppers. Scientist and professor Silvio Meira, a go-to source on innovation in Brazil, went over what it means to be a company with a digital business model.
And several Arab countries are reopening their economies. In Dubai, gyms, movie theaters and education centers are going back into business. Saudi Arabia will allow mosques to open on Fridays. Kuwait is also loosening its lockdown.
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São Paulo – The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce unveiled its new ABCC Lab project this Wednesday (27). Announced during a webinar hosted by the organization, the initiative will embrace projects by startup businesses involving Brazil and Arab countries.
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São Paulo – The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing companies to race towards digital business. But simply putting out a technological product or using an online sales tool isn’t enough to become part of this novel universe. One of Brazil’s foremost specialists in innovation, Silvio Meira, discussed what it means to be a digitally transformed business.
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São Paulo – The digital transformation ushered in by the pandemic is already signaling its developments on the consumer behavior, according to Egyptian startup Robusta CEO Hussein Mohieldin. The specialist participated in the webinar “Digital Transformation in Times of Crisis: Change and Adaptability” hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday (27)
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São Paulo – The growing relevance of the internet in product sales and marketing can be a facilitator when it comes to branching out into the Arab countries. This was one of the issues discussed by Hussein Mohieldin, the CEO with startup company Robusta, a Egypt’s corporate e-commerce solutions provider.
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São Paulo – Mosques in Saudi Arabia are to reopen for Friday prayers starting on May 31 as the government relaxes social distancing measures, the Arab News reported. Only Makkah, the holy city that attracts thousands of pilgrims, was not included.
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São Paulo – Dubai is gradually reopening to economic activity as of Wednesday (27). News website Arabian Business reported that commercial activity will be allowed from 7 am to 11 pm. This will be the last phase in the loosening of government-enforced restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19.
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São Paulo – The government of Kuwait announced this Monday (25) that the curfew currently in place will only last until May 30, countering expectations of an extension. The state-run Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that deputy prime minister Anas Al-Saleh chose to reopen the economy instead.
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