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This Thursday (26) in your ANBA Bulletin: Minas Gerais, Brazil-based company Olisoft’s flagship product is a soap made from Lebanese olive oil, drawing on Arab cosmetics-making traditions. The company’s founder, Gabriel Tarquinio Bertozzi, encourages olive tree farming in the Poços de Caldas area where his stores are located.
The Arab House is hosting a webinar at 5 pm next Monday (30) on Arab immigration to Brazil. The event will see thinkers and scholars go in-depth on a survey released by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) last July.
The United Arab Emirates have moved to allow 100% foreign business ownership in some industries, in line with the country’s goal of attracting more foreign investment.
And the UAE’s and Brazil’s defense industries are building rapport. Public and private sector players joined an online event this week, and they made it clear that Brazilian and Emirati executives are eager to cooperate more.
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Lebanese olive oil is the raw material for manufacturing a cosmetic line in Minas Gerais. Olisoft brand’s flagship is the olive oil-based soap created by Gabriel Tarquinio Bertozzi. Innovative in Brazil, the brand is inspired in the Arab tradition of producing cosmetics from olive oil.
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Once the COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Kuwait by the end of the year or at the beginning of 2021, it will be provided for free to all Kuwaiti citizens, Gulfnews website reported based on information from local newspaper Al Anba.
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The Arab House is about to host its first-ever online event, the webinar ‘Arab Immigration to Brazil: Analysis and Interpretations.’ The debate is taking place next Monday (30) at 5 pm, and it will delve into a survey of the Arab and Arab descendant population in Brazil conducted by Ibope and H2R Pesquisas Avançadas.
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Brazilian fruit exports to Arab countries are expected to be up next year, Brazilian Fruit Growers-Exporters Association (Abrafrutas) executive director Eduardo Brandão pointed out. The main fruits exported to the Middle East and Asia are melons, grapes, mangos, and limes, according to the association.
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The Economic Climate Indicator (ECI) for Latin America improved slightly from -43.2 to -39.3 points in the fourth quarter from the third. Despite the 3.9-point improvement, the indicator remains negative.
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The periodical report “Production factor costs in Tunisia,” issued this month by Tunisia’s Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (Fipa), shows that production costs for information technology, gas for industrial purposes, electricity and auto industry utilities remain lower than in six other nearby countries.
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Brazil and the United Arab Emirates want closer ties in the security and defense industry. The desire for stronger ties in the sector was made clear on Tuesday (24) by representations of the governments and the private industry from Brazil and UAE during the Brazilian Defense Day, which took place online.
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The United Arab Emirates chose to allow foreign investors 100% ownership of businesses in the country. Effective December 1st, 2020, the new law will overrule a former requirement of sponsorship by or partnership with an Emirati citizen.
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The year of 2020 brought on more changes to UAE retail than the last ten years combined. A Gulf News report went over the shopping habits created by the pandemic, and what shopping will look like towards the end of the year.
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