The research institution TRENDS Research & Advisory from the United Arab Emirates hosted a symposium within the Brazil Africa Forum in São Paulo. In an interview with ANBA, senior researcher AbdulAziz Al Shehhi highlighted the role that Brazil and the UAE play as investors and ers of Africa.
Author: Isaura Daniel
Isaura Daniel
A journalist with a degree from Unisinos and experience in economy and finance, she has been responsible for international coverages and amassed eight journalism prizes.
On the second day of the Brazil Africa Forum, Brazil’s secretary for Africa and the Middle East, Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, spoke about the continent’s economic progress and said the trade relationship with Brazil is modest compared to its potential.
The Brazilian company supplies non-GMO corn-based ingredients such as flour and cornmeal to manufacturers. In a market with a growing demand for healthy, sustainable food, Milhão is making strides and exporting to Arab countries.
A study by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber indicates that Brazil has opportunities to explore in the mineral products market in Arab countries, as it possesses iron ore, niobium, bauxite, manganese, gold, nickel, among others.
Immigration ties between Syria and South America have spread the consumption of mate in the Arab country. Argentina provides almost all of the yerba mate imported by Syrians, but Brazil is starting to gain ground.
The Moroccan ambassador to Brazil, Nabil Adghoghi, expects that the resumption of the Royal Air Maroc route on December 7 will increase travel by Brazilian tourists to Morocco and vice versa. The foreign ministers of both countries have recently outlined the next steps in the bilateral partnership.
The Embassy of Bahrain in Brazil and the Arab-Brazilian Chamber held an event in São Paulo on Thursday (26) as part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Arab country and Brazil. The Bahrain Music Band performed with songs from the region.
Founded by Lebanese immigrant Mohamad Abdul Latif Assaf, Alhambra was born in the ’80s in Santos, Brazil, starting with a furniture store on Avenida Senador Feijó. Now in the hands of the founder’s children, the company grew by embracing Brazilian design and plans to open its fifth store.
The Brazilian startup grows baru nuts in the native area of Goiás state and aims to make Arab countries its main consumers abroad. Focused on generating income through the preservation of the biome, the company has ambitious goals for expanding the lands it intends to operate and the bioactives to be extracted from the standing Cerrado.
On Saturday (14), Al Ward perfumery in São Paulo will open a stand for the brand, featuring products such as shampoos, body creams, and bronzers. The expectation is that by mid-October, the items will be available in retail stores across four states in Brazil.
Talal Sulaiman Al Rahbi was awarded a commendation by the Brazilian Academy of Honors for Merits at an event held at the Chamber of Deputies auditorium on Thursday (12). He mentioned that the moment is particularly timely as Brazil and Oman celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations and that he is working to increase investment flows between the two countries.
After meeting with ministers and g a memorandum with the Gulf Cooperation Council, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira says a new phase of high-level political dialogue with the region has begun. In an exclusive interview with ANBA, Mauro Vieira said that Brazil has an enviable political position in the Gulf.
According to Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, negotiations with the UAE for a free trade agreement have been ongoing regularly since they were launched and were addressed at the Mercosur foreign ministers’ meeting in Montevideo within the broader context of the bloc’s extra-regional agenda.
Market Securities, a global wholesale broker with a branch office in Dubai, is structuring funds to facilitate investments from Arabs in Brazil’s agribusiness sector and from Brazilians in the UAE’s real estate sector. A Brazilian executive is leading its Special Projects division.
