So said the foreign minister of Paraguay, which occupies the rotating presidency of the South American bloc. A communiqué was signed promising to speed up negotiations for the free trade agreement.
Author: Alexandre Rocha
The organisation is going to promote the city as an international business centre. Located along the Red Sea coast, Jeddah is the foremost Saudi economic hub. The trip will take place in May.
Company Tráfit, owned by businessman Mário Eugênio, from Bahia, is seeking the most adequate city for establishing a traffic signal assembly line. Besides Doha, he will go to Dubai and Riyadh.
Final communiqué of the South America-Arab Countries Business Forum advises governments in the two regions to avoid protectionist measures and increase access to markets in their countries.
Guabi, a maker of animal feed, hopes to close deals with importers from the Middle East over the next six months. The company participated in a fair in the sector in Dubai.
In a statement to be disclosed during the 2nd Aspa, heads of state of both blocs said they are available to unbar negotiations and demand from negotiators ‘creative solutions’ to the impasse.
The secretary general of the League of Arab States told ANBA he hopes for bilateral trade between Brazil and the Arab countries to expand by 100% in coming years, as was the case after the first Aspa.
Participants of the South America-Arab Countries Business Forum, in Doha, defended the expansion of economic and trade relations as ways for both regions to face the international crisis.
Around 260 people enrolled for participation in the South America-Arab Countries Business Forum, which begins on Sunday. To the organizers, this shows optimism with regard to possible business.
The president of Brazil should point out the advances in recent years during the 2nd Summit of South American-Arab Countries (Aspa), to take place next week, in Doha, Qatar.
The president at Nossa Caixa Development, Milton de Melo Santos, visited the Chamber yesterday seeking contact with institutions from the Arab world that are willing to fund small companies.
Countries from the two regions call for ‘broad and integral’ change in the organisation, so it may start reflecting the current geopolitics, according to the draft declaration of the 2nd Aspa Summit.
The minutes of the declaration of the 2nd Summit of Arab-South American Countries forecasts joint initiatives in areas like oil, gas, renewable energies and development in low-cost technologies.
Common stances on facing the crisis and changes in the international financial scenario are in the minutes for the declaration of the second summit for countries of the two regions, due in Doha.
