From the Newsroom*
São Paulo – The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina (Fiesc) are promoting today (17), in the city of Florianópolis, capital of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, seminar "How to Negotiate with the Countries of the Gulf", which begins at 01:30 am at the Fiesc offices. The meeting will be opened by Fiesc president Alcântaro Corrêa and the main talk will be given by the secretary general at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Michel Alaby.
Apart from informing the local businessmen about the market in the Gulf, the meeting will also be used to launch a construction sector trade delegation to be promoted by both organizations in the month of October. Representatives of construction material, engineering and architecture companies, among others, from the state of Santa Catarina are going to seek business opportunities in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait.
The idea, according to Alaby, is for the delegation to include up to 20 businessmen. Those participating are going to visit the Big 5 Show, the construction sector fair to take place in Dubai, as well as going to product distribution centres, chambers of commerce and enterprises that are under development. The real estate sector in the region is undergoing a strong expansion.
Santa Catarina is strong in the construction material industry, especially in the areas of ceramic tiles, sanitary metals, wood and furniture, and paints. According to the Fiesc, the ceramic tile sector alone has a total of 756 factories in the state, which employ 17,000 people and answer to 19% of the national production of this kind of good.
*Translated by Mark Ament
