Paraná state to lean about Arab trade market

23 Nov '05

3 min read

An enthusiast of commercial relations between the state of Paraná and the Arab World, the director shows figures that prove the importance of the countries of the Middle East and North Africa to the industry in the state: exports of poultry and its derivatives, for example, reached US$ 204 million between January and August this year, an increase of 13% in comparison to the same period in 2004. Products in the soy complex, like oil and chaff, as well as cattle beef and grain, are also among the items exported.

There is space, however, for diversification. In the last 20 years the economy of the state of Paraná has diversified itself. An automotive hub has been established around the state capital city, Curitiba, and includes vehicle makers like Volvo, Renault, Volkswagen/Audi, Ford/New Holland and hundreds of auto parts industries.

Soluble coffee and other industrialized foods, furniture, agricultural machinery, garment production and wooden products, like doors, spools and wooden profiles may also win the Arab market.

The Brazil-Arab News Agency's (ANBA) main goal is to foment, through communications, closer relations between the two worlds, achieving as a result the growth and the creation of new business opportunities and the strengthening of cultural and diplomatic relations. The focus of ANBA, therefore, is on topics related to economics, business, international trade and culture.

The Brazil-Arab News Agency

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