The announcement came despite President Maduro and his opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez were each claiming victory, after a volatile election marked by accusations of underhand tactics and isolated incidents of violence
Latin America
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Bilateral relations
South America’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry appoints Zaid Mirza as MENA Global Director and Ambassador
Bilateral business relations between Mercosul and the MENA region have already reached an impressive $25.7 billion as of last year
Brazil
Dubai’s Emirates announces Premium Economy flight expansion to São Paulo, Tokyo Narita
São Paulo will become the 5th destination in the Americas to offer this new cabin class, while Tokyo Narita will be the second destination in the Far East to feature Emirates’ latest cabin product
acquisition
Virgin Mobile Latin America acquired by Dubai-based global investment company Beyond ONE
The deal marks the second for Beyond ONE, following its first acquisition earlier this year of Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s EDGE expands global footprint with new office in Brazil
The fast-growing technology company, which has secured over $5 billion worth of orders last year, will open its LATAM office in capital Brasilia
airline industry
Emirates resumes flight operations to Argentina after two and a half years
Emirates will operate four weekly flights to Buenos Aires via Rio de Janeiro, providing customers in Argentina and Brazil with direct connectivity
ApexBrasil
ABCC signs agreement with ApexBrasil to increase Halal exports to Arab Nations
The alliance aims to provide halal certification for Brazilian companies and promote higher-value exports
agricultural products
DMCC inks pact with Panama agri-logistic free trade zone in Latin America push
The MoU will see DMCC and Logis work together to exchange knowledge and expertise to support the continued development of commodities marketplaces in both free zones
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
UAE, Peru deepen trade ties as exports from the Latin American nation cross $4.1bn in 10 years
The UAE imports significant quantities of goods from the South American country including avocados, quinoa, berries, mangoes and asparagus.
Argentina
Revealed: The importance of the UAE to Latin America economies
New report shows the UAE accounted for 77% of GCC investments in Latin American markets between 2016 and 2021
Dubai Chambers
Why Dubai is targeting Latin America as it seeks to boost foreign trade to $540bn
Dubai Chambers president and CEO says region offers ‘tremendous potential for UAE businesses’
dubai chamber of commerce
Food security cooperation boosts Dubai-Brazil trade
Brazil is a key strategic partner to the UAE’s food security and an essential component of the emirates’ overall economic objectives
dubai chamber of commerce
Revealed: The importance of Latin America to the UAE’s F&B industry
New research shows the UAE’s food and beverage imports from Latin America reached $1.9bn in 2020
Brazil
Brazil targets the UAE as it seeks to boost halal tourism
Brazilian Tourist Board is in talks to open an official tourist office in Dubai
foreign direct investment
Facing uncertainty at home, Latin America’s wealthy look towards Dubai
A growing number of Latin America’s wealthy business people are looking to the UAE for 10-year investor visas, according to Damacorp
Boki
How Expo Live is helping children learn in Latin America
$100m fund is supporting Uruguay-based Boki, an innovative digital teaching application, which harbours ambitions to break into the Middle East market
Abu Dhabi
In pictures: Sheikh Mohammed meets Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, also received by Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Sunday at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi