Meetings between Arab and Brazilian businessmen programmed together with presidential tour
Around 30 or 40 Brazilian businessmen and over 100 Arab enterprises should take part in the event. The meetings, in an attempt to create business opportunities and attract investment, should take place in all cities visited by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his party in December. In Libya alone, negotiations for contracts of up to US$ 1 billion in the infrastructure sector are possible.