IT has developed ARABtoBRASIL, a kind of personalized travel package that takes into consideration the characteristics of each one of the Arab countries. The programs are for Brazilians who visit the countries in the Middle East and North Africa on business, and for Arabs visiting Brazil. IT, which is based in the city of Barueri, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, is an official operator for Reed Exhibitions and Messe Frankfurt, two of the largest event organizers in the world.
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Abimo, an organization that represents the sector, took 40 Brazilian companies to Arab Health, a fair that took place in Dubai last week. Participation should generate deals of US$ 11.2 million in the next 12 months. In May, a delegation of companies is travelling on a trade mission to Saudi Arabia, where they will participate in business meetings with Arab importers and in the Saudi Health Care fair.
The group participated in meetings with around 100 Arab businessmen last week. The trade mission was part of the schedule of the tour taken by the Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim, to ten countries in the region. Amorim ended the tour on Saturday, after meeting Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who confirmed his participation in the Arab-South American Summit, scheduled for May.
The activities of the delegation that travelled to the Middle East to promote trade relations between Brazil and the region began today. Representatives of 17 companies, financial institutions and national organizations are going to participate, up to Wednesday, in business roundtables and seminars in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. According to Antônio Sarkis Jr., president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, the trip is also going to serve the purpose of identifying businessmen interested in c
The guide prepared by the Brazilian Halal Food Centre (Cibal) was prepared to explain to exporters and importers the workings of halal slaughter. The centre started operating in 1974, when a greater number of Brazilian companies started exporting to the Middle East. Now the organization does service for 55 companies. Among these companies is Perdigão, which has a model halal slaughter unit in Videira (in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina). At the site they have a mosque, a sheikh an
After participating in the business roundtables in São Paulo, the delegation left for the city of Foz do Iguaçu yesterday, where they met with representatives of the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná (Fiep). Today the group is going to visit the waterfalls.
Incomaq, from the city of Caxias do Sul, in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, produces 30,000 items a month and already sells to the United State and Russia. The line of products includes condiment and paper towel holders, baskets for planned kitchens and shoe holders for inbuilt cupboards.
The document was signed yesterday by the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Antonio Sarkis Jr., and by Thabet Taher, secretary general of the federation, which represents sector associations in 11 Arab countries. According to the text, the two parties committed to exchange economics information, to advise businessmen interested in bilateral trade, to promote investment opportunities, and to promote tourism, among other actions.
This will be the greatest Brazilian participation at the Biotech 2005, which will take place in Germany between the 24th and 27th of February. Brazil was chosen among five countries as the theme of the event.
The idea was launched yesterday during the visit of participants of the mission from five Arab countries to the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp). The vice president of the organisation, Elias Miguel Haddad, committed himself to taking the proposal to the remaining members of the board of directors and associates. The Arab businessmen believe this is a way to strengthen bilateral trade. They want the trade show to take place next year.
Oudeh Aklouk, the director of Aklouk Cousins Co., is mainly interested in auto parts. He is one of the members of the Arab trade mission that is in São Paulo, the largest business centre in Brazil, and participated in business roundtables promoted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. Brazilian and Arab businessmen left the event optimistic about the opportunities that arose at the event, which ended yesterday.
The Hayel Saeed Anam group, which acts in many fields and is present in 38 countries, is looking for opportunities in the agribusiness and real estate sectors. The director of the industrial division of the company, Abdul Gabbar Hayel Saeed, is in São Paulo participating in the business roundtables organised by the Arab Brazilian Chamber. He is also looking for possible partners for business in his country and more suppliers.
Yesterday, at the first day of contacts between the businessmen from Brazil and five Arab countries at the Renaissance Hotel, in São Paulo, the participants showed optimism. The roundtables end today at the end of the afternoon.
Marina Sarruf* São Paulo – Businessmen from Yemen and Palestine participating in the business roundtable with Brazilian companies this Monday (14) at the Renaissance Hotel in São Paulo, demonstrated interest in seeing the commodities and garments manufacture in the city of Maringá, in the southern state of Paraná. They showed themselves interested in conversations with
