It is expected that the International Footwear, Fashion Accessories, Machines and Components Tradeshow (Francal) should be visited by around 2,000 importers from over 100 countries. Buyers should also come from Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, and Kuwait. Last year, 2.5 million pairs of shoes produced in Brazil were exported to the region, of which 1.2 million went to the Emirates. The event should receive over 48,000 Brazilian visitors and include 850 exhibit
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The Tunisian Government announced the opening of public competition for the purchase of busses for public urban and highway transportation. Interested companies have until September 30th to submit proposals. A Brazilian manufacturer, Busscar from the city of Joinville, in the southern state of Santa Catarina, confirmed interest in participating in the bidding.
The event, to take place in the Syrian capital in September, may serve as a door of entry for Brazilian companies interested in the Arab market. Brazil will have a stand organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and by the Brazilian Foreign Office. Apart from supplying the domestic demand, the fair usually receives visitors from various countries in the Middle East.
Approximately 40,000 people, including consumers and international visitors, examined new products presented by 250 expositors in São Paulo.
The Centre for Internationalisation of Small Companies will be created by the Support Service to the Small Business (Sebrae) and by the Federal University of Santa Catarina. A total of 800 companies in the furniture, flower, ornamental plant, garment, and software sectors will be assisted.
The idea, according to the minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, is to invite an Iraqi delegation to Brazil and then, in return, send a Brazilian group to Iraq. In his opinion, feelings of insecurity in the Arab country do not make the proposal infeasible.
The Brazilian company begins a proactive approach to sell to the Arab region. This year, Angelus has already sent a shipment to Egypt worth US$ 3,000. The aim is to ensure that sales to the Middle East account for 30% of exports, in three years. The company manufactures prosthetic, endodontic, and aesthetic orthodontic items.
Perto S.A., from the southern state of Rio Grande Sul, closed a contract with Nazzal Security Group, from Syria, to sell five machines for demonstration. The machines will be exhibited to potential clients in the region. In the evaluation of the company export manager, the Middle Eastern and North African markets have a potential to absorb up to 2,000 units per year in three or four years time.
The Malaysian deputy minister of Industry and Foreign Trade visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce to learn more about meat packing plants in Brazil that produce cattle and chicken meat according to Islamic law. Almost half the Malaysian population is composed of Muslims.
The Brazilian president is going to address over 300 US, Canadian, and Mexican businessmen. The idea is to present positive facts and figures about Brazil.
Agência Brasil Brasília – A Brazilian small business trade mission to China, under the aegis of the Export Promotion Agency (Apex), has closed deals worth US$462 million. "This is without a doubt the biggest success by Apex in the Lula government," declared Juan Quirós, the agency president. The negotiations involved 100 Brazilian businessmen representing 85
From the Newsroom São Paulo – Rubens Ricupero, secretary general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), pointed out on Thursday (17), during a press conference, that one of the ways to reach competitiveness on the international market is through trade fairs. He referred to, among others, Fispal Alimentos, which is taking
