This Wednesday (5) in your ANBA Bulletin: an exclusive interview with the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's undersecretary general for Africa and the Middle East. During a visit to the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo, the diplomat said Brazil's work with Arab countries is about to enter a new stage called triangular cooperation, whereby Brazilians and Arabs join forces to work on projects in third-party countries. A case in point is a prospective project by Brazil and the United Arab Emirates in Mozambique. “Agriculture, education, healthcare, environment and professional training are the most in-demand fields,” he told ANBA's Isaura Daniel. An undersecretary general for three years now, Abreu is slated to become Brazil's representative in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as of next October. 

Nineteen Brazilian companies are in Middle East Stone, the industry show taking place this week in Dubai, the UAE. The Brazilian pavilion in the show is organized by the Brazilian Dimension Stone Industry Association (Abirochas), in partnership with the Arab Chamber. This is Brazil's second straight year at the show. “The good reputation of the Arab Chamber is opening doors to us here in the region. These days we have consistent clients, we join major projects here in the Middle East,” stone company Imetame Pedras Naturais's director Adriano Duarte, who's at the event, told Bruna Garcia of ANBA. The company is a member of the Arab Chamber.

And the Chamber is working on a pilot project for online certification with Egypt. The subject was discussed in Cairo by officials from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply who are currently in Egypt on a business mission. If approved, the plan could be rolled out within 90 days.