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.
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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
Alexandre Rocha * São Paulo – The summit between Arab and South American countries, to take place in Brazilian capital Brasília, in May this year, should strengthen trade between Brazil and the Arab world. This is the evaluation of Faris Muft, the Jordanian ambassador in Brasília, who participated this morning (14) in the opening of
Alexandre Rocha and Geovana Pagel* São Paulo – About 200 people, among Arab and Brazilian businessmen and representatives of associations, participated in the seminar which opened the activities of the Arab trade mission, which is in Brazil to do business. Among those who were present was the Jordanian Halim Abdin, director at World Plastics, a
The president of the CCAB, Antonio Sarkis Jr., greeted the members of the mission of businessmen from five Arab countries who are in São Paulo showing the good figures of Brazilian foreign trade. Today and tomorrow, the group of businessmen will be participating in business roundtables at Renaissance hotel.
Sadia (meats), Klin (shoes) and Niasi (cosmetics) are some of the companies to participate in meetings with importers from Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon and Palestine at Renaissance hotel. One of the Brazilian companies that will be at the event, Fic/Phihong, which makes electronic equipment, plans to discuss the installation of a factory in the region. To some companies, among them garment manufacturer Beth Bebê, the roundtables may be an opportunity to start exporting.
Jobi Artezanato, established by entrepreneurs Jocelyne Scoffone and Edla Murad, ships around 1,000 products, among them tables, vases and trinkets covered in mosaics to the United States every two months. From there, the objects are distributed to the Americas, Middle East and Europe. The articles are produced by female artisans from the city of Vitória, capital of the southeastern Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Both partners decided to establish Jobi so as to bring income to the female popu
O Casulo Feliz (The Happy Cocoon), which started with a wooden distaff and production of six kilograms of thread every month, currently produces 2,000 kilograms a month and employs 140 people, all residents of a poor neighbourhood of the city of Maringá, in the state of Paraná. The company already exports silk thread and finished products, among them carpets and curtains, to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Argentina. The company owner recently travelled to Morocco and offered the products to business
Graduated in mathematics and the production supervisor of a mining company in the city of Cajati, in the Ribeira Valley, in the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, José Amado Alves, is after investors to produce the flour. He has already transformed various fruit into flour, among them banana, guava, apple, pineapple, paw-paw and passion fruit. The process consists of dehydrating, drying and grinding the peel or the pulp of the fruit, or both together. The flour is colourful and tast
The minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Luiz Fernando Furlan, was invited by his Egyptian counterpart, Rachid Mohamed Rachid. The business event, one of the most important in the region, will take place in March and will have a Brazilian stand sponsored by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and by the Brazilian Export Promotion Agency. Also in March, Rachid may come to Brazil accompanied by businessmen from his country.
Based in the city of Frankfurt, in Germany, the company has four branches and 15 subsidiaries, apart from 49 representation offices on four continents. In 2004, the group had revenues of 364 million Euros and organized 110 fairs. Messe Frankfurt has been on the market for 750 years.
