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Mannah opens 4th store in Ciudad del Este

The Mannah Duty Free group has Paraguay and Brazil. The land border between Brazil
opened a new 300 sq-meter store in Ciudad Company CEO Mohamad Mannah and Paraguay is now open but the land
del Este situated in the downtown Paris comments, “We saw the opportunity to border to Argentina remains closed, but is
Shopping Mall. The store, operating under open in one of the busiest malls in the expected to open on November 1.
the La Petisquera façade, is the company’s town, just as tourist traffic is beginning to The 80,000 sq-meter Paris Shopping
fourth store in the town. increase. We are convinced that the town Mall is fast becoming one of the busiest
The company already has two will enjoy a sales boom over the next few shopping destinations in Ciudad del Este,
stores on the town’s main street, Avenida months as the number of visitors from as tourists are attracted by a Virtual Reality
Monseñor Rodriguez and another in Brazil increases. The announcement that Play Zone, cinemas, and restaurants as well
Shopping del Este Mall, situated adjacent Argentina tourists will begin to travel in as 65 stores including the 10,000 sq-meter
to the Friendship Bridge that links November is also very welcome news.” Shopping China anchor store.
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Argentina to withdraw flight restrictions in November and allow

vaccinated travelers into the country

Argentina has announced that it will Argentine and foreign residents Tourists or non-resident foreigners
open its airspace with no coronavirus without proof of full vaccination from must also have insurance with COVID-19
restrictions on November 1. Land borders at least 14 days before traveling will coverage.
with neighboring countries will also be required to observe a mandatory Argentina also announced that it
be opened on that date, according to quarantine. Travelers must also submit a had been granted a US$500 million loan
Argentina’s Interior Minister Wado De negative PCR test from 72 hours before from the World Bank for the purchase of
Pedro. departure plus an antigen test on arrival as vaccines.
“Tourism was the activity most well as a second PCR test between 5 and “It will be used entirely for the
affected during the pandemic. As of 7 days after entering the country, for those purchase of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines,
November 1, tourists from all over the who stay that long. and ensures the supply of vaccines for the
world will be able to enter,” said De Pedro, Fourteen days after 50% of the last quarter of the year and for the entire
as reported by Mercopress. population of Argentina reaches full first half of next year,” said Cabinet Chief
However, airlines will not be allowed vaccination, vaccinated arriving travelers Juan Manzur.
to carry unvaccinated passengers into shall be exempted from the antigen test, it Source: Mercopress
Argentina. was announced.

Pramsa maintains supply deliveries throughout Pandemic

Montevideo-based duty free supplier The new Brazilian border business the supply of products for the Duty
company Pramsa reports that it has been has been extremely important to Pramsa, Free market with more than 20 years
open, delivering and selling to the Lojas since Raffo reports that the border with of experience. With a 1,500 sq-meter
Francas (Free Zones) in Brazil throughout Uruguayan customers has been closed warehouse located within the port of
the pandemic. to tourists both on the Argentina and the Montevideo, it has the capacity and
“Pramsa has been supplying this new Brazilian side. expertise to meet future needs.
market since day one and never stopped. “Shops have been closed for months. Pramsa’s current list of brands include
We made deliveries during all the COVID So we are not the same size company we Nestle, Ferrero, Imperial Tobacco, JTI
time,” Pramsa’s Eduardo Raffo tells TMI. used to be, but our working capabilities International, La Martiniquaise, Marie
“Orders were small, but never stopped. remain intact and we are looking forward Brizzard, La Collina Toscana, Twinings,
Then the orders increased for some retailers to recovering. We have the customers and Pringles and Beurer, among others.
while new ones are opening and first ones we can deliver more goods,” he confirms. For information, please contact
are expanding,” he continued. Pramsa is highly specialized in eduardo@pramsa.com

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