Marina Sarruf*
marina.sarruf@anba.com.br
São Paulo – The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce stand at Cairo International Fair, which began yesterday (18), in Egypt, received around 20 businessmen interested in importing products like cosmetics, agricultural machinery and tools from Brazil. The event, which is multi sector, hopes to receive over one million visitors up to the last day of the fair, Friday (28).
In the first day of the event, the Arab Brazilian Chamber stand received the visit of the minister and councillor to the Brazilian embassy in Cairo, Alexandre Campello, and of the trade promotion advisor at the embassy, Abdel Hamid El Saadi. The stand also includes folders by companies Salvapé Produtos Ortopédicos (orthopaedic products), Florus Cosméticos (cosmetics), Jackwal (equipment for gas networks) and Starret (tools), which has a representative at the stand.
Apart from the companies, the stand is also promoting a series of Brazilian organisations, like the Brazilian Association of Auto Parts Manufacturers (Sindipeças), the Association of the Manufacturers of Medical and Dental Products (Abimo), the Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association (Abiec), the Brazilian Fruit Institute (Ibraf), the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (Abit), the Brazilian Food Processors Association (Abia) and the Brazilian Coffee Industry Association (Abic).
The three first days of the fair should be turned just to businessmen, then the fair will be turned to the public in general. The Arab Brazilian Chamber stand is located in pavilion 15, close to the stands of China, Romania, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Thailand.
Bilateral trade between Brazil and Egypt last year totalled US$ 1.8 billion, and it was negative on the Arab side. However, Brazilian imports of products from Egypt presented an increase of 80% in 2007 over the previous year.
*Translated by Mark Ament
