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The greatest shoes fair in Latin America received importers from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon and Syria. The shoes company Tomi Salloum is going to export 3,000 pairs to Lebanon and Arezzo should start selling to the Emirates. Klin, in turn, wishes to supply to the whole region.

The meeting, organised by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná, is going to discuss business between Brazil and the countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Holding a trade mission from the state of Paraná to the region next year is also on the agenda.

The entity plans on taking about 10 Brazilian companies to the 53rd edition of the show, which takes place between the 3rd and 12th of September in the Syrian capital. The products that interest the local market the most are medical and dentistry equipments, raw-materials in general, agriculture machinery and commodities.

Co-op Islami, specialised in selling halal foods, wishes to expand its network of partners in Brazil to ensure supply to the new supermarkets they are planning on opening in Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, South Africa, India and United Arab Emirates. Representatives of the company visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber yesterday looking for help in finding exporters.

Producer of bovine and pork meats and processed products, Estrela Alimentos, company created in 1979 in the interior of the state of São Paulo, has 80% of their exports directed to the Arab market. Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt are the main destinations.

Francal, shoes and fashion accessories fair, is going to gather 1,000 exhibitors as of tomorrow in São Paulo. Amongst the Arab importers, are representatives from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Exports from the shoes sector yielded US$ 1.8 billion last year. Brazil sells to 123 countries, including 12 Arab nations.

A representative of the group Eta Ascon, based in Dubai, will be in São Paulo next week looking for companies interested in opening stores in the country. According to the secretary-general at the Arab Chamber, Michel Alaby, as well as the entity, he will visit companies like Patachou, Hering and the barbecue restaurant Montana.

Isaura Daniel* São Paulo – Brazilian franchises went from yearly revenues of US$ 10.5 billion in 2001 to US$ 15.6 billion last year. The information was presented today (29) by the Relationship manager at the Brazilian Franchising Association (ABF), Rogério Feijó, in the seminar "The Ways to Internationalisation of Franchises in the Arab World", in

Meeting at the Arab Brazilian Chamber is going to show the ways to the internationalisation of companies. This is the result of a partnership between the Chamber, the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency and the Brazilian Franchising Association, and will have continuity with other actions held in the Arab world.

Ferraz Brasil, company from the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, exports granite to Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Amongst the rocks most sought for by the Arabs are yellow, green and blue granite, the latter being one of the favourites.