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Estimated USD 52 million worth of deals made during Brasil Trade Middle East 2010
The inaugural edition of Brasil Trade Middle East, the multi-industry trade event organized by the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil), recorded USD 52 million in deals either closed during the event or to be consummated within the next 12 months. There were also around 560 key business meetings held during the three-day trade fair which ran from May 9 to 11, 2010 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dubai Festival City. The results realized Brasil Trade Middle East's goal of providing a premier trade platform for Brazilian exporters and their existing and potential Middle Eastern partners.
Filed Under: Trade & Investment
ECER Offers Middle East Investors Agricultural Opportunities
The East Coast Economic Region (ECER) of Malaysia which is steadily positioning itself as a globally competitive investment destination offers vast opportunities to Middle East investors who are keen to invest in the agriculture sector.
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Malaysian Expertise Sought To Set Up Halal Parks in Gulf Countries
Malaysian expertise has been sought to help build Halal parks in West Asia in view of the rising awareness about food security.
Filed Under: Trade & Investment
Saudis Keen to Work with Malaysia on Food Security Programme
Saudi Arabia is keen to collaborate with Malaysia to develop its food security programme, says adviser of Corridor Development Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
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ECER's Tanjung Agas Maritime Industrial Park Doing Well
The Tanjung Agas Oil and Gas and Maritime Industrial Park, one of the key projects in the East Coast Economic Region is doing well in attracting investors, says Pahang Deputy Secretary (Development) Datuk Mahadiah Mohamad. Located in Pekan, Pahang and south of Kuantan Port, she said the park acted as a modern one-stop service centre and offshore base serving and supporting the region's upstream and downstream oil and gas exploration and production activities.
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HDC Aims To Develop More Global Champions in Halal Industry
The Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) aims to develop more global champions in the Halal industry, its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin says.
Filed Under: Trade & Investment
HDC Signs Tripartite Agreement to Grow Stevia
The Halal industry Development Corporation (HDC) in its efforts to promote the Halal industry in Cambodia, has signed a Tripartite Agreement with PureCircle Ltd and Stevia Cambodia Co Ltd (SCL).
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Brunei at the Forefront of Emerging Halal Brand
Now in its fifth year, Brunei's International Halal Market Conference will be hosted on June 5 and 6 at the International Convention Centre in Bandar Seri Begawan, according to a press release from the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources. Every year, the organisers at the Entrepreneurial Development Centre at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, in collaboration with Imarat Consultants Sdn Bhd, endeavour to put together a programme that addresses issues at the cutting-edge of the emerging Halal market.
Filed Under: Poducts & Services
Brazil urged to target larger Halal food market share
The UAE, targeted as a potential hub for Brazilian trade in the Middle East, represents a growing market for Brazilian Halal food exports, though it experienced a sharp decline in construction materials trade over the past three years.
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A taste of Halal food at Shanghai Expo
Roaming around the pavilions of the 189 participating countries at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai will definitely render visitors to go hungry. Muslim visitors with a hungry stomach will not find it difficult to look for Halal food while touring the Expo site. Although, the demand for Muslim food at the Expo 2010 Shanghai is not exactly on the high side, but these are readily available.
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