{"id":266090,"date":"2020-01-17T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=266090"},"modified":"2020-01-16T19:32:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T22:32:58","slug":"libyan-buyer-seeks-out-new-footwear-brands-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/libyan-buyer-seeks-out-new-footwear-brands-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Libyan buyer seeks out new footwear brands in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Importer Mohamed Swayeb is in Brazil making new connections to meet the footwear demand in Libya. Swayeb is a commercial representative at Alkhaleg Company, which distributes products to Tunisia and Egypt too. He came to S\u00e3o Paulo to attend Couromoda (pictured above<\/em>), a footwear trade show that ran earlier this week, and visited the Brazilian Arab Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While in Brazil, the businessman visited old partners and started talks with two new brands. Pegada<\/a>, that has two plants in Rio Grande do Sul and Bahia, and Dray, that manufactures in the city of Saudades, Santa Catarina. Negotiations are on their way with two other companies.<\/p>\n

The first brand sells men\u2019s, women\u2019s and children\u2019s footwear, including boots, shoes, slippers and moccasins. Dray<\/a> works with a sports line. Swayeb explains that he\u2019ll soon receive samples of the products in Libya. The distributor makes orders of at least two containers.<\/p>\n

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Swayeb: Demand for Brazilian footwear on the rise<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Arab businessman first came to Brazil in 2009, closed his first deal here in 2011 and is a traditional importer of footwear from Brazil. He believes that the demand for the Brazilian product is on the rise, but the instability in Libya keeps the increase from being bigger. \u201cThe war in Libya caused many problems. Dollar was LD 1.40 and then reached LD 9.60. Now it\u2019s at LD 4.90 again. It\u2019s not safe to travel around the city or between cities,\u201d he pointed out to ANBA.<\/p>\n

Still, the businessman is optimistic and says that his demand for Brazilian suppliers will certainly increase this year. \u201cThe interest in Libya for footwear from Brazil is high. When things [in the country] settle down, it\u2019ll improve,\u201d Swayeb believes.<\/p>\n

He says that logistics is the main obstacle for Brazilian products to widen its market share in the region. The main footwear exporters to Libya are China, Turkey and Thailand, followed by Brazil. \u201cThe distance is the largest barrier, but the product is good and resilient. Brazil has recently made much progress in leather. The quality improves year after year, and logistics has improved too. It was much harder before,\u201d the Libyan says.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian brands that Swayeb already work with include Ramarim and Beira Rio, which he works with seasonally, according to the collections launched each season. In addition, there are also children\u2019s footwear companies such as Kidy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n
Thais Sousa\/ANBA<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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