The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) has announced the affirmation of new speakers for the coming Brazil & Arab Countries Economic Forum, which will take place on April 14, 2020 at the Hotel Unique in Sao Paulo. ABCC has revealed the addition of Egyptian Minister of Commerce and Industry H.E. Nevine Gamea; Sheikha Hessa Saad al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, President of the Council of Arab Businesswomen (CABW), Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Secretary General Yousef Hasan Khalawi, to the prestigious forum. The Secretary General of the Union of Arab Chambers, Khaled Hanafi, has additionally affirmed his presence at the event.

The Brazil & Arab Countries Economic Forum is anticipated to be graced by representatives from both Brazilian and Arab government, together with organizations from key sectors like agribusiness, infrastructure, technology, tourism, innovation, logistics, and halal products and services.

The forum will be divided into panels covering business, international movements that create monetary impacts, sustainable development, food security, and demographic and behavioral changes--with each panel highlighting potential business and investment opportunities.

Rubens Hannun, President, Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce said, We are excited to announce more speakers for the Brazil & Arab Countries Economic Forum, which is being placed as a key gathering of organizations with shared interests so that they can discover potential business and investment opportunities. The interesting one-day forum will also witness the signing of bilateral agreements along with the announcement of the Arab Investors Award, which pursuits to acknowledge the great contributions made by Arab and Latin American entrepreneurs to the area of commerce.

In 2019, exports from Brazil to the 22 nations of the Arab League grossed USD 12.20 billion, up 6.3 per cent from a year before, when Brazils traditional trade partners lowered their purchases. This made the Arab League go from Brazils fifth to third most essential foreign trade partner, only behind China and the United States.