The majority of company representatives participating in the mission to North Africa, organised by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency, believes that they are going to close deals in the country. Yesterday, they spent the day in business roundtables with local businessmen.
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Tangiers Med will be turned to the transport of containers and will include logistics, industry and trade free zones. The objective is to create a great centre for distribution to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The first terminal starts operating in July.
This is the opinion of the president at the Casablanca Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services, Ahmed Qammous, who received, at the offices of the organisation, the Brazilian business delegation that is now on a mission to North Africa. Yesterday the businessmen attended a conference, business roundtables, and visited local points of sale.
The largest annual automotive parts and accessories event in the Middle East, Automechanika, starts next Sunday. With the support of the Brazilian Association of Auto Parts Manufacturers, 11 Brazilian companies are going to participate in the fair. In total, there will be 811 exhibitors from 44 countries.
The vice president at the Federation of Industries of the Brazilian Federal District, Ricardo Caldas, stated that the local industry is going to help Brazil and Saudi Arabia to boost their trade. He spoke during the opening of business roundtables last Thursday, in the Brazilian capital Brasília, between businessmen from the city and the Arab country. Saudi Arabia is the second largest importer of products made in the Federal District.
The decision was made during the visit of a Saudi trade mission to the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo. The delegation, comprised of 16 businessmen, arrived last weekend in São Paulo and is in the Brazilian capital Brasília today. The creation of the business council should help promote business between the two countries.
Due to contacts made yesterday with Café Canecão, a coffee manufacturer from the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, at business roundtables at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Saudi trading companies became interested in importing the commodity from Brazil. The trading companies do not yet operate in the sector. Approximately 80 Brazilian companies participated in business meetings on Monday and yesterday, along with the Saudis who are currently on a trade mission
Around 60 Brazilian companies participated in business roundtables with 16 Saudi businessmen yesterday at the Arab Brazilian Chamber. Vitrolar sold 98 doors to Saudi importer Bo Saad Group Trading. Saudi businessman Khaled A. Al-Hamdan, in turn, wants to open an office in Brazil.
The statement was made by the head of the Saudi delegation currently in Brazil. Businessman Ahmed Suliman Al-Romaih spoke today during a conference at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. According to him, trade between the two regions may grow to reach this value in four years. Bilateral trade between Brazil and Saudi Arabia currently stands at US$ 3.1 billion.
The Central Pharmacy of the Arab country, an institution linked to the Ministry of Health, is launching an international tender for purchase of hospital medication for 2008. Tunisia imports 57.3% of the medication consumed in the country. Interested companies must submit their bids by May 25.
According to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service and the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, 62.7% of all micro and small businesses in the southeastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro are expecting that the Games, to be held in July in the city of Rio de Janeiro, will have a positive impact on business. The city is expecting approximately 600,000 visitors for the event.
The Brazilian Fruit Institute will participate in the Brazilian mission to Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco beginning next week. The goal is to promote national juices and fruit in the region. The three countries do not yet buy large volumes of these products from Brazil, but according to the institute, they have potential for increasing imports.
The Municipal Business Incubation Program, developed by the city of Santa Rita do Sapucaí, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, currently brings together 11 new companies in the fields of electronics and informatics. They want to take their first steps in the foreign market, and sought the help of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. With products featuring low operational costs, they are betting on their ability to compete with the Chinese.
