São Paulo – Syrian importers want to buy foodstuffs from Brazil. The Damascus International Fair has barely started, and the stand of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce there has already received businessmen from the Arab country who are interested in food produced in Brazilian soil. The fair began last week and will continue until next Friday (22).
According to the Foreign Trade coordinator at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Francisca Barros, who is at the fair, one of the businessmen who visited the stand was Nasser Barbeer, of importer company Barbeer. He wants to import coffee from Brazil. The company has begun operating recently, and further on, Barbeer also intends to purchase other Brazilian foodstuffs.
Another Syrian businessman who sought the Arab Brazilian Chamber stand seeking information on Brazilian foodstuffs was Saad Salih Nahdi. The importer, who owns an eponymous company, is interested in soy, maize and animal feed. Francisca distributed catalogues of Brazilian companies to Syrian businessmen.
Last Friday, the Damascus International Fair was kicked off by the Syrian minister of Economy, Amer Husni Lutfi, and remained open to guests only. The minister stated, in his address, that the local government is making efforts to encourage investment in the country, and doing all they can to eliminate obstacles to capital inflow.
The Syrian economy is based on agriculture, industry and energy production. The leading market for Brazilian products in the country, according to information supplied between the Arab Brazilian Chamber, is inputs and machinery. The country imposes some restrictions on imports of finished goods. The Arab Brazilian Chamber is going to promote, starting next Monday (18), a mission to the Arab country, turned to the sectors of machinery and electric and electronic devices.
The mission will continue until August 21 and will count on leaders and professionals at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, as well as representatives of the Brazilian Machinery Manufacturers Association (Abimaq) and of the Association of the Brazilian Electric and Electronic Industry (Abinee). They will get in touch with representatives of the Syrian private sector and government. The intention is to display, during the meetings, the potential of the Brazilian machinery and electric and electronic device industries.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
