In the second day of the roundtables at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Brazilian companies find good perspectives to enter the Arab world or expand sales to these nations.
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Lecture ‘Foreign trade with the Arab world’ is due Wednesday. Approximately 200 businessmen from the state of Pernambuco should attend the meeting, which will be held at the Fecomércio head office.
Three large supermarket chains and food distributors from the Emirates, Bahrain and Jordan participate in business roundtables with Brazilian companies at the Arab Brazilian Chamber headquarters.
The shoe manufacturer based in the state of Rio Grande do Sul will have a representative in Dubai starting in July, and hopes to increase sales to the region from 60,000 to up to 300,000 pairs a year.
Brazilian trading companies in various sectors are in the Emirates to introduce products by small and medium businesses to Middle Eastern buyers. The event will continue until next Tuesday.
Vonpar wants its chocolates, sweets and dairy to reach all Arab countries in a year. The group bought Neugebauer, Wallerius and Mu-Mu in 2009 and has daring targets for the foreign market.
Leather sandals manufacturer Itapuã has exported to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia for six years. Now, the company wants to find a distributor to concentrate its sales in those countries.
Conference on investment will be held from June 1st to 3rd in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, and will focus on small and medium businesses based in the region.
Meeting organized by the Campinas City Hall and the São Paulo Industries Centre had lectures by Arab Brazilian Chamber’s Marketing vice president, Rubens Hannun, and secretary general, Michel Alaby.
In September, minister Miguel Jorge, of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, plans to head a trade delegation to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman.
The Brazilian company expects to sell 100 tonnes of tuna and sardines to food distributors in the country. Negotiations started at the Djazagro fair, held in April.
The emirate’s sovereign fund already has investment in Brazilian real estate, equity and bonds and wants to invest further in the country, says the Chamber’s vice president, Wladimir Freua.
An event geared towards investment brought together 60 Brazilian businessmen and government officials from the emirate. Tax exemption and fast shipping of goods were highlights.
The 43rd edition of the event is going to take place from June 2nd to 7th. The multisectorial event brings together over 50 countries each year. Interested parties may already enrol.
