Groups from Kuwait and Bahrain are interested in taking café and restaurant franchises to their countries. Representatives of the companies are in São Paulo participating in the Apas supermarket fair.
Author: Marina Sarruf
Representatives of Alsaeed Trading Company, who are in São Paulo, believe that by the end of the week they should close a deal with Itambé, one of the main dairies in Brazil.
Apart from meats and commodities, the main products exported by Brazil to the Arab market, the country wants to sell processed food and to attract investment to the agro industrial sector.
Six companies from the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain are in São Paulo to participate in the Apas fair, in the supermarket sector, which starts today and ends on Thursday.
One of the objectives of the new ambassador of the Arab country to Brazil, Mohamed Louafa, is to level the balance of trade between both nations, which generates a surplus to Brazil.
This was one of the topics discussed yesterday in Rio de Janeiro by state governor Sérgio Cabral and the Council of Arab Ambassadors. To Cabral, a flight would enable easier access for doing business.
Eduardo Paes met yesterday with Arab ambassadors to Brazil and showed interest in promoting a trip to the Arab countries with businessmen from the city.
The dresses by brand Anunciação arrived in the Emirates and in Kuwait early this year. Now, the company has closed new orders with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which should receive the products in July.
The Syrian minister of Expatriates, Joseph Sweed, visited, in São Paulo, institutions established by Arabs and their descendants. He said that expatriates helped develop Brazil.
A research by the Reputation Institute evaluated the reputation of several companies in 32 countries. The ranking selected 200, with two Brazilian organisations among the top 5.
To promote Brazilian products, the Brazilian Association for Dimension Stones Industry should have a stand with three companies at the Hotel Show, a hotel sector fair to take place late this month.
Business roundtables held during the agricultural technology fair, which ended on Saturday, should generate US$ 12 million for Brazilian companies. Among Arab buyers, a Sudanese placed an order.
In order to diversify markets, stationery items manufacturer Acrimet bets on sales to Arab countries. In March, the company attended a fair in Dubai and is now awaiting the results.
The first container of Brazilian shoes should reach the Arab country late this month. The company representative is promoting female and male sandals at Tripoli Fair.
