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ANBA Bulletin, November 12, 2021 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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This Friday (12) in your ANBA Bulletin: Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro will travel to three Arab countries: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar. He will board this Friday (12) and start his schedule in the UAE, where he will meet local leaders and participate in Expo 2020 Dubai, among other activities. In Bahrain, Bolsonaro will open the Brazilian embassy in Manama. In Qatar, he will visit the 2022 World Cup finals stadium.
Learn how the metaverse, an environment where virtual and actual reality coexists, will impact the business world. The new tool, which promises to become a trend, could bring opportunities for companies.
Brazilian football is going through a new phase after the entry into force of a law establishing limited liability football companies three months ago. Legislation could encourage the transformation of clubs into companies, making them more attractive to foreign investment.
ANBA reports on the pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai, where countries present their best; learn about Morocco and the Comoros Islands, a place known for its vanilla and ylang-ylang.
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Metaverse comes to revolutionize business world
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The business world as it is known will change. New opportunities will open up, new negotiation fronts, a new family of hardware may be needed soon, and people will be able to be almost physically here, there, or anywhere. The metaverse will enter people’s lives, who will also enter the metaverse.
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Brazilian football: great prospects for foreign investment
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Brazilian football is now more likely to receive significant international investments, and specialists believe there is potential for attracting Arab capital. Three months ago, a law that came into force in Brazil created the Football Association (SAF); it established the legal conditions for transforming clubs into companies, making the environment favorable for foreign investment.
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Morocco showcases Berber architecture at Expo
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With seven floors and several rooms about opportunities and the country’s history, the Morocco pavilion draws visitors’ attention at Expo 2020 Dubai, taking place in the United Arab Emirates. Located in the Opportunity district, the 4,000 square meters, 33 meters high building was designed by Moroccan architect Tarik Oualalou, inspired by Moroccan villages in the south of the country, and was made entirely of clay, using a traditional Moroccan rammed earth construction technique, in which the clay is compressed into wooden boxes.
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Comoros Islands are known for vanilla, ylang-ylang
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The Comoros Islands are a small archipelago located in Southeast Africa between Madagascar and Mozambique in the Indian Ocean. Comoros was colonized by the French and only gained its independence in 1975. The country is primarily Islamic, has around 870,000 inhabitants, and the official languages are French, Arabic, and Comorian. ANBA was in the Comoros Islands pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. There, it was possible to get an idea of this, which is the only Arab country below the equator and with a tropical climate.
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Middle East’s first Madame Tussaud’s is in Dubai
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Imagine finding, in the same place, Queen Elizabeth II, Will Smith, Rihanna, Xi Jinping, Lady Gaga, and Cristiano Ronaldo. This is just a tiny part of the experience Madame Tussaud’s newest wax museum in Dubai offers visitors.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro to travel to the UAE, Bahrain, and Qatar
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The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar. He will board this Friday (12) on a trip with the goals of attracting investment to Brazil, exchanging views with some of the most prominent Arab leaders on the post-pandemic world and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), in which Brazil and the UAE will take seats as non-permanent members in January.
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Electronic payments totaled USD 5 bn in Egypt
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The volume of e-commerce transactions and electronic payments in Egypt reached USD 5 billion this year, according to data from Jumia Egypt, one of the largest e-commerce companies in the country. The survey includes both sales of goods and electronic services, such as the purchase of airline tickets, payment of bank slips, among others.
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Arab Brazilian Chamber strengthens ties with Oman
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The president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC), Osmar Chohfi, was in Oman this Thursday (11) and visited the country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI). He was received by the Arab institution’s president, Redha Juma Al-Saleh, and the director of the International Relations department, Haritha Al-Busaidi. The newly arrived ambassador of Brazil to Oman, Ligia Maria Scherer, also participated in the meeting.
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Ajman has free zone for establishing businesses
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During a two-month stay in the United Arab Emirates, the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC), Osmar Chohfi, and the secretary-general, Tamer Mansour, visited the chambers of commerce of the emirates of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, and Ajman. The meeting at the Ajman Chamber took place this Tuesday (9), when they were received by the organization’s president, Abdullah Al Muwajai, and the executive director for Trade and Development of International Relations, Mohammed Al Janahi.
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Brazilian poultry exports up 24% in October
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In October, Brazilian poultry exports grew 24% in volume compared to the same month last year. Fresh and processed products totaled 397,100 tonnes sold by the country. In terms of revenue, shipments abroad figured USD 715.2 million, 60% above October 2020.
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China opens market for Egypt’s pomegranate
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After years of negotiations, Chinese agricultural authorities agreed to import pomegranate from Egypt into their market for the first time. Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Recovery, Muhammad Marzouq Al-Qusayr, announced the opening of the Chinese market to Egyptian pomegranates, according to a report received by the head of Egypt’s Central Administration of Plant Quarantine (CAPQ), Ahmed Al-Attar.
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Mission to Gulf provided superb networking for Brazilians
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Brazilian businesspeople who participated in a mission to countries in the Gulf this month reported good prospects after the trip. The mission was organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) and took entrepreneurs to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar from late October to early November. The delegation included 11 Brazilian companies.
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Foreigners can invest in Saudi real estate funds
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The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) has allowed financial market institutions to accept the participation of non-Saudis in real estate funds investing in assets within the city limits of Mecca and Medina. The information was published on the Arab News website, based on a statement from the CMA.
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Brazilian vehicle exports down in October
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Brazilian vehicle exports dropped 14.6% in October compared to the same month last year, with shipments of 29,800 vehicles. In the first ten months of the year, the sale of vehicles abroad increased by 26.8%, with 306,800 units, according to a balance released on Monday (8) by the Brazilian National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (ANFAVEA).
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