São Paulo – Brazilian companies interested in participating in the CEO Summit to take place in the sidelines of the Summit of South American-Arab Countries (Aspa), next week, in Lima, Peru, may enrol. The meeting should bring together Arab and South American businessmen, who should see talks about the business opportunities in both regions and should also meet for business roundtables. There are already 25 Brazilian companies enrolled for participation in the forum, according to the National Confederation of Industries (CNI), the organisation that is providing support to the Brazilian Foreign Office (Itamaraty) in attracting companies.
The Industrial Development director at the CNI, Carlos Eduardo Abijaodi, recalls that at the meeting there will be an opportunity to talk to two parts of the world, the Arabs and the South Americans. “The Arabs offer great demand, importing much, and the producers of oil buy significant volumes,” said Abijaodi. South America, according to him, is also a market that may be worked more, with which there may be greater cooperation. “There are opportunities for new products, technologies,” said the executive.
The Industrial Development director at CNI stated that Brazil plans to take to the business meeting at the Aspa a diversified group of companies. He mentions some sectors that may find good business opportunities alongside the Arabs, like the automotive sector, from light vehicles to buses; the building sector, including finishing, ceramics, metals and steel; foods; electronic products; garments; furniture and shoes. “Brazilian fashion is very activity,” he exemplified.
The government of Peru aims to bring to the business meeting some 400 companies, of which 200 are Peruvian and 200 foreign. Among the Arab companies that have already confirmed presence are large ones like Sonatrach, the Algerian oil and gas company, Cevital, a Coca-Cola distributor in Algeria and a great buyer of sugar and fuel oil, Capital Asset Management, a private investment fund of the United Arab Emirates that has shares in shopping centres, real estate enterprises, hotels in the Arab world and abroad, and Diamond Line Hotel Supplies, a company that supplies hotel products that it purchases on the foreign market.
The information was disclosed by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. Also confirmed is participation by Abraaj Capital Investments, a private capital fund of the Emirates, IT Synergy, which works with consultancy in renewable energy in Egypt, JC, a Jordanian publishing house, Oman International Holding Company, a company that imports products for several areas, W.G. Towel Company, an Omani producer of hotel products, Voltamp for Energy Company, also from Oman, a player in the energy sector, Qatar Mining and Hassan Food Company, from Qatar, and Dubai’s DP World, in the ports area.
The list also includes Fanalca, from Dubai, which operates in several sectors like supermarkets, shopping centres and building material, among others, export company Nafco, from Dubai, building sector company Ginco Holding, from Abu Dhabi, Masafi, a supplier of beverages and hygiene products from the Emirates, Microautomation, a company from the Emirates in the area of technology, Denovo Corporate Advisor, a business and financial advisor from the Emirates, and the Moroccan Investment Agency, as well as Pets 4Us, a distributor of products for pets from the Emirates, among others.
Enrolment for Brazilian companies interested may be up to Friday (28) at the Foreign Trade Unit at the CNI. Contact information follows. The forum is scheduled to take place at the Swissotel, in Lima.
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Information about the Aspa CEO Summit
Foreign Trade Unit of the National Confederation of Industry
Telephone: (+55 61) 3317-8839 or (+55 61) 3317-880
E-mails: loren@cni.org.br or cpferreira@cni.org.br
Aspa business meeting site: www.aspaceosummit.org
*Translated by Mark Ament
