The fair will begin on Sunday and will go on to Thursday, in Jeddah. The Brazilian stand is going to include company Hospimetal, from São Paulo, which produces hospital products, apart from the Brazilian sector association and the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB). The Saudis import 99% of their medicine and medical equipment needs.
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Agência Brasil Seoul – The Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil, Celso Amorim, said yesterday (24) that commercial relations between Brazil and South Korea may reach US$ 6 billion to US$ 7 billion in two years. According to Amorim, current exchanges between the two countries amount to US$ 3 billion, as per the Brazilian estimate,
Agência Brasil Seoul – Brazilian institutions and enterprises will sign next Friday (27), in Tokyo, with Japanese partners, nine agreements that may result in investments of US$2 billion in Brazil, according to the Directorate of Trade Promotion of Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Relations. Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) may become the main Brazilian partner.
Agência Brasil Seoul – Brazilian and South Korean institutions and enterprises signed this Tuesday (24), in South Korea, contracts that may result on investments of up to US$4 billion in Brazil, in the next years. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva participated on a ceremony to celebrate these partnerships. In one of the agreements, between
The factory from the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo should send 150 units to the two countries up to the end of the year. Sales to the Emirates began at the beginning of 2005 and to Qatar in 2002. The vehicles, for children aged eight and over, are sold for up to US$ 3,700 in Brazil and have in the Middle East a potential market, as the per capita income is high.
In the second day of the Hotel Show, which is taking place in Dubai, company Nadir Figueiredo, from the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, which makes refractory products and glass plates, has already sold 14 containers to Egypt, Syria and Pakistan. Cristais São Marcos, that makes glass products and crystals, has also closed sales to the Arab market.
Six companies from the food, agricultural equipment and construction sectors are going to show their products at the stand organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. Among the exhibitors are Azaléia, the largest shoemaker in Brazil. The event, one of the most important in Algeria, is going to take place between June 1
and 9.
This is the conclusion of a study by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. The document also shows that Brazilian participation is still modest, 0.2%. The sector that stands out the most is the shoe sector. In this sector, Brazilian products answer to, on average, 3.1% of the total imported by the countries of the Arabian Gulf.
The idea of creating a division to deal with the matter was approved by the CCAB president, Antonio Sarkis Jr., and by the secretary general of the GCC, Abdul Rahman Al-Attiyah. Yesterday the decisions of the Summit of South American – Arab countries started being carried out by the businessmen gathered in São Paulo. At the seminar that opened the event, the general opinion was that now is the time for the private sector to drive the relations between Brazil and the Arab world.
Geovana Pagel* São Paulo – The city of São Paulo is going to host the Egyptian Week in Brazil, to take place between November 21st and 27th 2005. The organization of the event was recently confirmed by the secretary general of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB), Michel Alaby, during a workshop presented by
Alexandre Rocha* São Paulo – The secretary of Science, Technology, Development and Tourism of the State of São Paulo, João Carlos Meirelles, stated that the state will turn investment of over US$ 4 billion to infrastructure projects during the years of 2005 and 2006. This statement was made today during the Brazil-Arab Countries Business Meeting
Geovana Pagel* São Paulo – The deputy minister of Foreign Trade and Industry of Egypt, Ashlaf El Rabiev, presented to the Brazilians the opportunities and incentives for foreign investments in the country. The presentation was today during the opening of the Brazil-Arab Countries Business Meeting in São Paulo, organised by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of
Marina Sarruf* São Paulo – The minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of Brazil, Luiz Fernando Furlan, stated today that the country government intends to organize a week of fashion in the Arab countries at the end of this year. Exports in this sector are growing to the region. This information was disclosed after
