The businessman ended his four-year stint leading the organization. During the incoming president’s inauguration ceremony, he looked back on the challenges that have been met and overcome.
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The diplomat, who worked as secretary-general of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Brazil’s ambassador to Quito during the Ecuador-Peru peace talks, took office as president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, 22. His main challenges include moving forward with the modernization of the institution and increasing trade with Arab countries.
The organization is working with a new, enhanced structure since the beginning of this month to support projects brought about by the current global situation, and to roll out strategic plans underpinned by a fresh organizational culture.
The campaign aims at fighting hunger, a situation that the pandemic has brought about for many Brazilians. The entity has created an exclusive Pix key for those willing to cooperate.
In January, Brazil’s revenue from exports to the Arabs climbed 74% from a year ago.
The food industry show ended on Thursday (25). The head of the ABCC international office in Dubai believes the Brazilian participants were optimistic with the prospect of business with the Arab world.
The food industry show in Dubai marks the return of Brazilian enterprises to major in-person events. An import-export company that’s an Arab Brazilian Chamber member struck a deal to ship its first container at the event.
Established February 2019, the organization’s international outpost has been working to enable tighter relations between Brazil and the Arab countries, in trade as well as from an institutional standpoint.
The organization presented its schedule of activities for the year. Online events will continue throughout the first half, after which in-person, online and hybrid activities will take place, including six remote B2B events.
The organization partnered up with the Confederation of Trade and Business Associations in Brazil (CACB) and the service is being made available in São Paulo and Itajaí since early February. Preferential certificates of origin are a requirement for eligibility for tariff breaks or tariff exemption in trade with countries that sustain free trade agreements with Brazil.
In an ABCC webinar on Thursday (11), lawyer Ronaldo Lemos said the world lives in a data economy and countries must turn knowledge into an economic value to develop.
During a webinar on the food security of Arab countries, speakers discussed the relevance of investment in agritech research and development to ensure local production.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber will have a space for Brazilian exhibitors at the food and beverage show Gulfood, set to take place in Dubai in February 2021.
Program Think Plastic Brazil is hosting online meetings between representatives of Brazilian houseware industries and importers this week. The action is supported by the ABCC.
