While visiting the country, the businessmen participating in the mission to North Africa opened routes for sales and were interested in facilities for the installation of industrial enterprises. ‘The state of relations between Brazil and Tunisia has already advanced to a new level,’ stated the marketing vice president at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Rubens Hannun, who is heading the delegation.
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The announcement was made yesterday during a seminar with the delegation of Brazilian businessmen that is in the Arab country for the last phase of the trade mission to North Africa. The objective is to seek a balance in bilateral trade, currently very favourable for Brazil. Egypt is also seeking investment with the opening of new industrial zones turned to businesses of specific countries.
The marketing vice president at the organization, Rubens Hannun, met yesterday with the president of the Egyptian news agency, Abdalla Hassan. They discussed the possibility of an agreement for the exchange of journalistic material, exchange of professionals and expansion of the flow of information between Brazil and the Arab world.
The central region of Tunisia, which also includes the cities of Monastir, Mahdia and Kairouan, has 1,462 industries, being 886 exporters and 700 foreign. Business opportunities there were presented on Friday (01) to the Brazilian businessmen who are currently on a mission to North Africa.
Medigrain, which sells agricultural commodities, wants to import 200,000 tonnes of maize and 100,0000 tonnes of soy chaff per year. The company sells its produce to animal feed factories in Tunisia and in Syria. The Jaballah Olive Oil company, on the other hand, wants to sell olive oil, in bulk or packaged, directly to the Brazilian market.
Eight Brazilian companies are going to participate in The Hotel Show, a fair for hotel products and services that kicks off in Dubai next Sunday (3) and will continue until Tuesday (5). In a stand organised by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, the companies will offer products ranging from ostrich meat to furniture, granite, chandeliers, sinks, and bathroom metals.
A group of 25 businessmen, including representatives of real estate developers and companies, finance agents, real estate agencies, and lawyers, is going to visit large construction works and companies in the Emirates this week, with the objective of seeking business opportunities. The trip will be organised by the FIABCI/Brasil with support of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
This was one of the main themes of the conference held yesterday in Tunis, an opening event for the visit to Tunisia of the Brazilian trade mission to North Africa. In all, 118 Tunisian businessmen attended the conference. Organisations in the country announced that they will organise a mission to Brazil in December.
The event, which begins on Saturday, will count on the participation of Brazilian construction company Andrade Gutierrez, of Grendene, one of the largest shoe producers in Brazil, and Frigorífico Minerva, a slaughterhouse, among other companies in the furniture and food sectors. The Brazilian stand, to include seven companies, will be organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
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.
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.
