A group of 19 Brazilians of Syrian descent is in the country for the 1st Expatriate Youth Forum, which brings together a total of 90 people from 12 countries, plus 60 native Syrians.
The region accounted for 3.31% of the volume of shoes that the country shipped abroad in the first half. Africa also imported 2 million pairs from Brazil.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber secretary general, Michel Alaby, spoke of business opportunities to entrepreneurs from the state yesterday. Furniture, auto parts and agroindustry are promising sectors.
Since the beginning of program Trading Companies from Brazil, in April, the Apex has already registered 516 enterprises. The data bank is available to those seeking trading companies and importers.
The number of visitors grew 9% in the first half. There are 450 enterprises in the sector being built, totalling US$ 4 billion.
The country needs to attract funds into infrastructure. Deputy prime minister Abdullah Dardari told Chamber president Salim Schahin that the presence of Brazilian companies would be appreciated.
Companhia Industrial Cataguases, a maker of cotton fabrics, will expand and modernize its factory park in the state of Minas Gerais. Production should grow by 1.8 million metres of fabric.
In order to present business opportunities in certain markets, including Arab countries, the IPPEX will promote the Seminar on Foreign Trade Sustainability and Potentialities today.
Exporta Fácil, an export system of the Postal Service, has already been implemented in two countries and is being promoted as a model for small business worldwide to export.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber president, Salim Schahin, requested for the Federation of Chambers of Commerce to quickly identify the sectors with the strongest demand for products and investment.
The country wants to develop its agricultural sector and Brazil may help. This was one of the conclusions of a meeting between Syrian prime minister Mohammad Otri and Chamber president Salim Schahin.
The Brazilian federal government is going to invest the funds in infrastructure work in the cities that will host matches of the FIFA World Cup 2014.
Representatives of Brazilian embassies in 23 countries got to know the main exporting sectors, such as meats, soy, coffee, sugar, alcohol and fruit, so as to better promote them in the foreign market.
In one year, the city of São Paulo went from 33rd to the 8th position in the Global Language Monitor’s ranking of most important cities in the fashion world. Dubai ranks 11th.
