Over 400 businessmen have already confirmed participation in events in parallel to the summit
This information was supplied by the director of the commercial promotion department of the Brazilian Foreign Office (Itamaraty), Mario Vilalva, who was in Cairo to promote the meetings. Around 15 businessmen from Egypt, representing sectors like commodities, cement and electric equipment are going. The Brazil-Egypt Business Council wants trade between both countries to reach US$ 1 billion up to 2010.
By Mark Ament
