{"id":251469,"date":"2019-07-03T17:53:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T20:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=251469"},"modified":"2019-07-03T19:05:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T22:05:01","slug":"brazilian-chamber-joins-arab-british-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazilian-chamber-joins-arab-british-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Chamber joins Arab British conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccab.org.br\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong><\/a> joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/arabbritisheconomicsummit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arab British Economic Summit<\/a> this Wednesday (3) in London, United Kingdom. It had a stand at the event, and its delegates attended discussions and met with executives and leaders from international organizations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_251459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251459\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ABESp\u00fablico.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-251459 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ABESp\u00fablico-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ABESp\u00fablico-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ABESp\u00fablico-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ABESp\u00fablico-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ABESp\u00fablico.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-251459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The audience at the Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis initiative is in line with our internationalization strategy, of being physically present in places other than the Arab countries,\u201d said Arab Chamber president Rubens Hannun, who\u2019s in London. The Chamber\u2019s new strategic plan entails not only encouraging Brazilian-Arab business, but also connecting Brazilians and Arabs wherever they are.<\/p>\n<p>To this end, last month saw the Arab Brazilian Chamber go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/paises-arabes-pedem-mais-investimentos-da-alemanha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arab-German Economic Forum<\/a> in Berlin; in 2018 it joined Sial Paris, a food industry show in France that welcomes scores of Brazilian and Arab businesspeople; the 12<sup>th<\/sup> Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders (<a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/camara-arabe-assina-acordo-com-associacao-do-mediterraneo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Medaweek<\/a>); and the <a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/forum-da-onu-mostra-que-sustentabilidade-pode-ser-lucrativa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Business Forum <\/a>\u00a0in New York. Next October, Brazil\u2019s Chamber will be back in Germany for Anuga, another major international food industry expo.<\/p>\n<p>While in London, Hannun and Marketing vice president Riad Younes met with the League of Arab States\u2019 secretary general Ahmed Aboul Gheit (<em>pictured at the top of this story<\/em>) and undersecretary general for Political Affairs Hossalmedin Zaki; with United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifad.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IFAD<\/a>); <a href=\"http:\/\/uac-org.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Union of Arab Chambers<\/a> secretary general Khaled Hanafy and president Mohamad Abdo Saeed; and with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcc.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arab-British Chamber of Commerce<\/a>\u00a0secretary general Bandar Reda.<\/p>\n<p>According to Younes, topics in discussion included join initiatives with the IFAD, which provides funding for rural projects designed to increase food security, nutrition rates and income. Food security is a huge concern for Arab countries, and Brazil has a lot to offer in this respect. The Arab Chamber made a point of coming up with a partnership proposal.<\/p>\n<p>The Arab-British Chamber secretary general commended the work of the Brazilian organization and suggested that the two chambers carry out actions together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the panels which grabbed Arab Brazilian Chamber executives\u2019 attentions was on the Arab world as a global distribution hub in trade and transportation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_251462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251462\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ABESCCAB.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-251462 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ABESCCAB-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ABESCCAB-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ABESCCAB.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-251462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T\u00e2mara Machado speaking with Arab business<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another key subject was the relationship of Arab companies and entities with various spheres of the UK government, which facilitates bilateral deals. \u201cThe British ascribe great importance to the Arabs, and we need to watch this closely. We can tell the respect that these relations are dealt with,\u201d said Younes. He mentioned initiatives like facilitated visas for business owners and tax breaks for investors. \u201cThis could be presented for the Brazilian government to replicate,\u201d he said. It\u2019s worth noting that London is a habitual target of massive Arab investments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Companies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arab Brazilian Chamber Events coordinator T\u00e2mara Machado, who organized the stand at the Summit, said she welcomed 40 business executives. \u201cThey were from United Kingdom companies that are looking to do business with Brazil, and from Arab companies looking to become Arab Brazilian Chamber members, and to find investors in Brazil for renewable energy and security projects,\u201d she explained. \u201cTwo business owners also contacted us who were interested in importing coffee from Brazil,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Arab Brazilian Chamber delegates also invited those in attendance to the Brazil-Arab Countries Economic Forum, whose next edition will take place in April 2020 in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-251456\">Press Release<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-251459\">Press Release<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-251462\">Press Release<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organization had a stand at the forum in London, where its president Rubens Hannun and Marketing vice president, Riad Younes, met with executives and authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1454,"featured_media":251456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[4639,12314],"class_list":{"0":"post-251469","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business-opportunities","8":"tag-camara-arabe-en","9":"tag-rubens-hannun-en-2"},"wps_subtitle":"The organization had a stand at the forum in London, where its president Rubens Hannun and Marketing vice president, Riad Younes, met with executives and authorities. 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