{"id":389651,"date":"2025-05-30T16:06:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=389651"},"modified":"2025-05-30T16:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:06:41","slug":"northeast-brazil-deepens-ties-with-arab-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/northeast-brazil-deepens-ties-with-arab-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Brazil deepens ties with Arab countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 After a week of meetings, visits, and events across three countries, the governors of the Northeast Consortium<\/a> are betting on agreements, deals, and investments in their states over the coming months. The mission aimed to present the region\u2019s projects to the Arab Gulf countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trip was an initiative of the Northeast Consortium, a public body created to promote integration among the states of the region, along with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and state-run lender Banco do Brasil. It was supported by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC<\/a>), Brazilian development bank BNDES, and Banco do Nordeste.<\/p>\n\n\n

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William Adib Dib Jr. (L) and Mohamad Mourad (R) were part of the governors\u2019 mission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On May 24 and 25, governors, vice governors, and state secretaries visited Qatar. From there, they traveled to Saudi Arabia, where they stayed on May 26 and 27, before continuing on to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on May 28 and 29. In all three countries, they met with local authorities, businesspeople, and held visits. They showcased their states and projects that require support and investment in areas such as tourism, agriculture, energy transition, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABCC President William Adib Dib Jr. said the mission successfully presented projects from Brazil\u2019s Northeast to companies in the Gulf. \u201cAll the governors managed to showcase the projects they\u2019re most interested in promoting and attracting Arab investment from, and during the last events, many businesspeople attended,\u201d he said. \u201cWe visited ports and companies, which was very well-received by everyone, and they showed great interest and engagement,\u201d he added. The vice president of international relations and secretary-general of the ABCC, Mohamad Mourad, joined the mission in the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President of the Northeast Consortium and governor of Piau\u00ed, Rafael Fonteles, said on his social media that all the countries visited have \u201cgreat potential\u201d for partnerships with Northeast Brazilian states. \u201cAnd over time, as relationships deepen and details are worked out, these will lead to real investments in our states, creating opportunities for our people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The president of the Northeast Consortium, Rafael Fonteles (C), and the president of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber, William Adib Dib Jr. (R): State representatives had the opportunity to present their projects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

According to information from the Northeast Consortium, more than 30 meetings and visits were held over the six-day period. Rafael Solimeo, head of Brazil\u2019s office in Dubai, said the Northeast Consortium\u2019s proposal to present itself as a bloc to Arab countries highlighted Brazil\u2019s size. \u201cThat region is the size of a country, and that attracted the attention of the Arab audience,\u201d said Solimeo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that the Arabs saw many similarities between their territory and that of the Northeast in terms of climate, soil, and other characteristics. \u201cIf a company already has a technology operating in an Arab country, it can easily adapt and adopt it in the Northeast,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Arabs are interested in the Northeast, but it\u2019s necessary to follow up on this initial step,\u201d Solimeo emphasized, so that business deals and investments can be materialized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/em>:
Northeast Brazil heads to Gulf for investments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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