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ANBA Bulletin, October 29, 2020 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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This Thursday (29) in your ANBA Bulletin: Brazilian coffee is broadening its foothold in the Arab countries. According to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), sales to that part of the world increased by 3.8% on average over the past nine years. The biggest industry cooperative in Brazil, Cooxupé, is also selling more product to the Arab world.
Brazilian brands were featured at the Arab Fashion Week in Dubai, UAE. The Brazilian fashion show was part of the Brazil Noble project. Its organizers discussed the results with ANBA.
Palestine has honored Brazil's ambassador to Ramallah. Also featured are stories on the economic outlook for Jordan, the results of port operator DP World, which is active in Santos, and the release of an Arab pop song by a Brazilian singer. |
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A haute couture parade by Brazilian designers was featured during the Arab Fashion Week, held online last week in Dubai, UAE. It was the first-ever edition of the Brazil Noble project, designed to spread awareness of Brazilian high-end fashion in the Middle East.
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This month saw the World Bank revise up its 2020 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for Egypt, to 3.5% from a 2% estimate released last April, Al Ahram reported. The updated rate still falls short of the 5.6% registered last year.
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Coffee exports from Brazil to the Arab countries has posted an average annual growth of 3.8% over the last nine years by 2019. Year-to-date through September, coffee exports grew by 7.3% from a year ago.
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The Brazilian ambassador to Ramallah, Francisco Mauro Brasil de Holanda, was awarded on Wednesday (28) an insignia gave by Palestinian president and Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
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Brazilian singer Rhanna is about to release her new single, “Receios,” on digital platforms on November 20. The video for the Arab pop song was filmed on Paulista Avenue in São Paulo.
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Jordan is expected to see its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decline by 3% in 2020 and increase by 2.5% in 2021, reflecting a gradual recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic abates, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report by Ali Abbas.
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Students from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) are finalists for the second year on end in the CO2 Minus Challenge, a global contest from the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE).
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The government of Oman said the school year will resume on November 1st. The decision was made public following work by the Supreme Committee charged with addressing the pandemic.
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The news website Annahar published an opinion piece by Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) president Rubens Hannun about the role of the Arab-Brazilian community in supporting Lebanon.
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The respect towards other cultures is a feature of the immigration to Brazil. So said Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) cultural director Silvia Antibas (pictured above) in the debate “The Relevance of Intercultural Dialogue” held online on Monday (26).
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The Dubai-based global ports operator DP World handled 18.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in Q3 2020, with gross container volumes up 3.1% year-on-year in Q3.
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Close to hosting the G20 summit, the meeting of the leaders of the world’s largest economies, Saudi Arabia has taken a series of measures in favor of women.
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Palm Fountain, at the Palm Jumeirah island, is the newest attraction in Dubai, UAE. Launched this Thursday (22), it has gone on the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest in the world. The previous record-holder was the Dubai Mall fountain, Gulf News and the government of Dubai reported.
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Social events such as wedding receptions have been permitted to resume in Dubai, UAE from Thursday (22). Each event hall can host a maximum of 200 people, and the duration should not exceed four hours, the emirate’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management announced.
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