Antonio Sarkis Quotations

The main products in the basket are still sugar, meats, ore, manufactured products, vehicles and agricultural machinery.

In the trip we recently made to Tunisia we identified five complementary economic sectors in both countries.

Brazil is paying greater attention to the Arabs in terms of import.

The increase in trade with the Arab countries has been surpassing the increase in trade between Brazil and the rest of the world.

Algeria has a five-year plan for investment of over US$ 50 billion in infrastructure projects like highways, airports and houses.

Agribusiness is still the main sector in exports to the Arab countries, but it is already possible to see that other products, especially manufactured goods, have conquered space in this market. Proof of this is that exports in general have increased a lot, in spite of agribusiness remaining stable.

For us this is very good news. The Brazilian market opens up one more opportunity for Arab exporters, especially in North Africa.