São Paulo – A Brazilian stand will be featured in the 50th Algiers International Fair, from May 8 to 13 at the Algerian capital’s Palais des Expositions. The space will be organized by the Brazilian embassy in the Arab country, and it will feature building company Andrade Gutierrez and electric motor maker WEG.
The Brazilian ambassador in Algiers, Eduardo Botelho Barbosa, said there is still space available for other Brazilian enterprises to join up. Would-be exhibitors must get in touch “as soon as possible” with the head of the embassy’s commercial promotion sector, Ronald Cardoso Mendes Júnior, by email at [email protected].
Algeria is one of Brazil’s leading trade partners in the Arab world. Exports from Brazil to Algeria reached USD 325 million from January to March, up 34.5% from the comparable period in 2016, according to data from the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services. The top-selling items were sugar, maize, soy oil, beef and road implements.
Algeria sold USD 802 million worth of goods in Q1 to Brazil, up 128.5% from Q1 2016. Products included naphtha, crude oil, urea, phosphates and liquefied gas.
The trade show is a multi-industry event, and according to the Algeria embassy in Brasília, this year it will feature a special program designed to mark its 50th anniversary.
The schedule includes debates on promoting non-oil exports, the role of trade shows and related activities to the development of Algeria’s economy, and business matchmaking sessions for companies in industries including services, construction, public works, agribusiness, steelworks and mechanical, energy, chemicals and petrochemicals, and process industries in general.
Organizers are expecting some 1,000 local and international exhibitors. Russia will be the guest of honor for the upcoming edition.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
