Tunisia & Brazil to forge shoes & leather trade partnership

29 Nov '05

4 min read

According to Celts Costa Bello, in charge of Business of the Brazilian Embassy in Tunis, the presence of the Brazilian mission in Tunisia will be important to identify in which areas the two countries may work together. According to him, the summit for South American and Arab countries, which took place in Brasilia in May, has already been very important for bringing Tunisia and Brazil closer together.

The ambassador Allagui mentions various sectors in which trade exchanges area interesting for the two countries. He says that they have excess of agriculture products which are very sought after in the external market, such as olive oil, dates, wines and citric fruit, also textile products, phosphates and phosphate products. He states that Brazil is an important partner for their coffee, sugar, beef, tobacco, wood, ores, hides and leather, cast iron, steel, mechanic utensils, amongst others.

The Council was also one of the responsible for the participation of the Arab Chamber in fairs and festivals in Tunisia, for the signing of partnerships between Brazilian and Tunisian entities such as Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp) and Utica, Apex and Cepex, and the Syrian Lebanese Hospital and the Sousse Hospital.

Amongst the Brazilian products most exported to Tunisia are sugar, soy oil, coffee, tractors and refrigerators. Tunisia sells to Brazil products such as phosphates, clothes, dates and oils.

The Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA) is an information channel of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB) which was created to fill the communications gap between Brazil and the 22 Arab countries that are represented by the Chamber.

The Brazil-Arab News Agency

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