The Brazilian Trade Mission to the Middle East, which was organised by the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, concluded recently in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with export deals worth USD 47.2 million either closed during the event or to be consummated within the next 12 months involving 30 Brazilian companies and buyers in KSA, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Iraq, Oman, Bahrain and Jordan. The Brazilian companies, which were primarily from the auto parts, food and beverage and housing and construction sectors, were involved in a total of 636 business meetings in Jeddah and Dubai with over 200 buyers from the region.
