{"id":206361,"date":"2018-12-18T18:17:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T21:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=206361"},"modified":"2019-06-30T16:59:16","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T19:59:16","slug":"arab-chamber-introduces-vp-to-arab-business-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/arab-chamber-introduces-vp-to-arab-business-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber tells VP-elect about Arab business potential"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Brazil\u2019s vice president-elect, Hamilton Mour\u00e3o, welcomed this Tuesday (18) at transitional government seat Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB), in Bras\u00edlia, the\u00a0Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s president Rubens Hannun, board chairman Walid Yazigi, International Relations vice president Osmar Chohfi, interim CEO Tamer Mansour and adviser Antonio Portinari.<\/p>\n

The executives handed Mour\u00e3o an Arab Chamber study on the growth potential of Brazilian-Arab relations, especially in trade and investments. The study shows, for instance, that exports from Brazil to Arab countries could amount to USD 20 billion in 2022\u00a0\u2013 the final year of the administration set to begin on January 1st<\/sup>, 2019. It also shows that bilateral business could create 300,000 jobs during that time.<\/p>\n

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From left to right, Chohfi, Hannun, Yazigi, Mour\u00e3o, Portinari and Mansour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The document outlines actions public and private players can take over the next four years to bring those goals to fruition. \u201cThe study shows that this is a very real and feasible possibility, that it would foster job creation very fast, and that Arab countries are keenly interested in it,\u201d Hannun told ANBA.<\/p>\n

On his\u00a0Twitter account<\/a>, Mour\u00e3o posted a photo of the meeting and wrote: \u201cI welcomed at the Transition Cabinet, in Bras\u00edlia, delegates from the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, on which occasion we discussed trade and investment possibilities for Brazil in the 22 Arab countries represented by the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

The meeting covered trade, investments and the building of a strategic Arab-Brazilian partnership in food security. The Arab Chamber executives also presented a specific study on the potential of agribusiness in Arab countries.<\/p>\n

Generally speaking, Arab countries have food production deficits. They depend on imports, therefore they are looking to invest in overseas farming, livestock and agroindustry operations, in order to ensure that their population\u2019s needs are met. \u201cWe want to be the main partners of Arabs in food security,\u201d said Hannun.<\/p>\n

The Chamber’s president also said Arab countries are interested in investing in agribusiness-related infrastructure projects to create outlets for production. \u201cWe talked at length about the future, about how to boost deals rapidly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Hannun said Mour\u00e3o was very welcoming, receptive and interested in the subjects brought forth by the organization.<\/p>\n

The Chamber board members also commented on the fact that president-elect Jair Bolsonaro claimed to be considering moving the Embassy of Brazil in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, contrary to the United Nations\u2019 and Brazil\u2019s own historical position on the matter. \u201cWe are concerned with not disturbing relations [with Arab countries] with something that might prevent this [business] potential from being fulfilled,\u201d explained Hannun.<\/p>\n

Jerusalem is claimed by both Palestinians and Israelis as their capital. The UN has ruled that its member countries must not open embassies there until the location\u2019s status has been defined. This has been the stance of the vast majority of nations, including all Arab ones and Brazil, thus far.<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n
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