The Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná is promoting among the local businessmen a series of events to take place in the region, among them Algiers International Fair, in June, and Damascus International Fair, in August. Company managers are betting on the potential of the market.
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This was one of the proposals discussed yesterday during a meeting between the secretary-general at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby, and businessmen from the Arab country. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Egyptian Businessmen Association, in Cairo.
The Public Investment Fund of the Saudi Ministry of Finance is going to cover the construction cost for the North-South Railway in the Arab country. The project will have 2,400 kilometres of extension, and will transport both cargo and passengers. The international tender is open to real estate companies, railway car and locomotive manufacturers, railway operators and other companies in the sector.
This estimate is by the Brazilian Halal Food Centre (Cibal) supervisor, Tamer Mansur, who participated in Cairo International Fair. In the area of information technology, Digitel, which makes optic modems, is at the fair to seek local partners. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce stand received over 450 visitors on the three days of the fair.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex) will promote next Thursday (29) a meeting to speak to Brazilian businessmen about the markets in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. The organisations are preparing a mission to those three countries towards the end of May and beginning of June. The meeting will be held at the Arab Chamber Space, in São Paulo.
The idea arose during a visit by a delegation of Sudanese businessmen to the city of São Paulo last week. The objective is to promote the products made in the Arab country in Brazil and simplify contacts between companies from both countries. The delegation visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber on Friday.
On the third day of the event, the product was once again the most sought after at the Brazilian stand. Today (23), approximately 180 people visited the stand of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
The Brazilian Halal Food Centre (Cibal) was one of the most sought organizations at the Brazilian stand. Egypt is the second greatest buyer of cattle beef of Brazil, and producers want to maintain their share of the local market. Brasfoods, in turn, forecasts closing over US$ 400,000 in business at the fair.
Brasfoods and Brazilian Pepper Trade, in the food sector, closed orders for spices in the first day of Cairo International Fair. The stand of the Arab Brazilian Chamber at the fair was also greatly sought by people interested in importing meats, coffee, sugar, agricultural equipment and wood from Brazil.
Ahmed Nazif and the Egyptian ministers of Trade and Industry, Rachid Mohamed Rachid, and of Petroleum, Sameh Fahmi, participated yesterday in the opening of the 40th edition of Cairo International Fair. The mulstisectorial event, to be opened today, includes the presence of Brazilian companies and an Arab Brazilian Chamber stand.
Both organizations are planning six joint events abroad this year, including three trade missions. One of them will be to the North of Africa, including Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. To the president at the Chamber, Antonio Sarkis Jr., the cooperation has favoured business with the Arab world.
The Cairo International Fair, which begins on March 21st and will continue until March 30th in Egypt, will count on the participation of three Brazilian companies and one institution. The event, which is multisector, is one of the main business fairs in the region. The Arab Brazilian Chamber will have a 55-square-metre stand at the event.
The assistant projects director at Emaar Properties, Greg Sang, was met by Michel Alaby, the secretary general at the organization. On Monday, the engineer is going to visit the International Real Estate Federation (Fiabci), which is going to promote a trade mission to Dubai in June, together with the Chamber.
