Development minister, Miguel Jorge, heard from the Libyan minister of Infrastructure, Abuzaidi Dorda, that his country prefers companies from friendly nations and wants more business with Brazilians.
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Brazilian chefs are participating, in Lyon, in "Concours Mondial de La Cuisine Bocuse D´or", considered the "World Cup" of chefs de cuisine and in confectionery show "Coupe du Monde de La Pâtisserie".
Business delegation headed by the minister of Development, Miguel Jorge, begins its trip in Libya and then travels to Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The aim is to promote trade and investment.
This is the opinion of Development minister Miguel Jorge, who described sector sales as important. He is leaving to Libya on Saturday, on the first leg of the mission to North Africa.
In sectors like milk, chocolate drinks, biscuits, honey and coffee, Brazilian companies invest in the food sector fair to expand sales to countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Buyers from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt are going to meet Brazilian companies next week. The expectation is to prospect US$ 4.8 million in business at the event in São Paulo.
The main goal is increasing the share of Brazilian shoes in the global market, expanding the exporter base and opening up new target markets.
Fanem, a maker of hospital and medical equipment, already has exclusive representatives in the region, which is currently its second main market abroad. The company leads in neonatal products.
The estimate is by the Abimo, an organisation that represents the medical and dentistry industry. Around US$ 3 million should be closed in deals at the fair, to take place in late January, in Dubai.
The target for the Organics Brazil project this year is to expand sales abroad. Among the target countries are the Emirates, which already import food and hygiene products from Brazil.
Altivo Pedras, a Brazilian company that specialises in slate and quartzite, prepares to launch new products and conquer new importers, also in the Arab countries.
Two Brazilian companies that participated in the shoe sector fair in São Paulo received buyers from the Arab world, one from Algeria and another Saudi. Together the orders total seven thousand pairs.
On the first day of the shoe fair, in São Paulo, representatives of Farah Trade, an importer and distributor of children’s shoes, closed deals with two Brazilian companies.
Of the 26 million birds produced annually by company Rivelli, 30% are shipped to China, Russia, Africa and the Middle East, considered strategic markets for expansion of company exports.
