Saudi Arabia’s largest construction fair is being attended by Brazilian enterprises that are already making good contacts and expecting to close good deals with the Arabs.
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Eight months ago, businessman Izzeddin K. Wadi opened service company Irem to simplify cultural and commercial exchange between the Iraqi region and other countries. He wants Brazilian partnerships.
The prime minister of the Iraqi region, Barham Saleh, expressed interest in bringing bus and bus body makers into Kurdistan. He met with Brazilian ambassador Bernardo de Azevedo Brito in Erbil.
Hospital equipment by Fanem, exhibited at Kurdistan Fair, attracted visitors. The company representative in Iraq, Mohammed Gaeed, has already sold over 700 incubators in 7 years.
At the opening of Kurdistan Fair, the minister of Industry of Iraq, Fawzi Hariri, said the event is one of the most important for the country’s economy. The fair began today, in Erbil.
Travel operators from Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and from the emirate of Dubai are going to exhibit at the Brazilian Travel Agency Congress (Abav) and the Fair of the Americas, in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazilian products are little known in Iraq. According to the organizers of the International Erbil Fair, the presence of Brazil at the event is a must.
Arco Íris, a soft drink producer from São José do Rio Preto, exports to Japan and Costa Rica. Now the company aims to sell its extract in the Arab market and is already negotiating in Saudi Arabia.
Law firm Velloza, Girotto and Lindenbojm has become the official representative of the Dubai-based Foreign Investment Office, providing legal advisory for investors.
Maruá, a maker of shoes in the city of Sapiranga, is investing in winning new clients abroad. Arab nations are among the potential markets for the brand.
Brazilian chains expand business in the country and abroad. Opportunities are good, mainly for the sectors of clothes and beauty. Expectations are to reach revenues of US$ 39 billion.
The delegation of Saudi businessmen currently in São Paulo intends to return to Brazil and go to farms and food factories. To the Saudi minister heading the group, this visit was only the beginning.
Representatives of Agroinvest, a new Saudi agricultural investment company, are in Brazil seeking partners in grain and poultry production and exports.
Trade figures between Brazil and the Arab countries generated a turnover of over US$ 14 billion in 2009 and were presented by the Arab Brazilian Chamber secretary general at a seminar in Madrid.
