São Paulo – Sudanese businessmen are negotiating to form joint ventures with Brazilian building companies and the agreements may be signed following visits of Brazilian entrepreneurs to the African country. The information was supplied to ANBA by Bakri Omer, the secretary general of the Sudanese Businessmen Federation, during the visit of a delegation of ten businessmen from Sudan to the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce headquarters. They were received by the Chamber’s secretary general Michel Alaby this Tuesday (22nd).
As announced by ANBA last week, the delegation is in Brazil seeking business in the areas of construction and infrastructure. They have already been to the 19th edition of the Feicon Batimat fair and should also visit the Revestir fair, in São Paulo, today. The group also visited the headquarters of the National Association of Building Material Retail (Anamaco).
"We regard Brazil as a strategic partner, because it ranks among the world’s largest economies. We already maintain relations in the fields of agriculture and machinery. Now is the time for the building and building materials industry. I expect good figures in the field as early as next year," said Omer. According to the Federation’s international relations executive, Abubakr Nour, the delegation is negotiating these partnerships with around 20 Brazilian enterprises.
During their visit to Brazil, the Sudanese also travelled to the capital Brasília, where they met with representatives of the Civil Construction Industry Union of the Federal District and with the Secretary of State for Infrastructure and Works of the Federal District, Luiz Carlos Pitiman.
"We are working to form partnerships with the Brazilian government," stated the Sudanese ambassador to Brazil, Abd Elghani Elkarim, who accompanied the delegation’s visit. "We want the Brazilian knowledge and expertise in infrastructure," he finished off.
According to Alaby, several Brazilian enterprises see opportunities in Sudan. "Sudan is one of the countries that grows the most in the world, economy-wise," said the Arab Brazilian Chamber secretary general.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
