ksuadminApril 15, 2021
In another measure that indicates a normalization of Itamaraty after Ernesto Araújo, Chancellor Carlos França has appointed diplomat Augusto Pestana to take over the presidency of Apex (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency). The agency has already had three presidents under the Bolsonaro government and has gone through successive crises due to ideological and political interference.
Apex’s presidency, which has an estimated budget of R $ 1 billion to promote Brazilian products and businesses abroad, has been the target of the center’s greed. France, however, has managed to secure a career diplomat at the agency, which has been linked to Itamaraty since José Serra’s tenure as chancellor.
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International F&B companies see great potential in UAE as regional hub
Visitors at the Gulfood 2021 exhibition at DWTC - Photo by Juidin Bernarrd
Experts say that the Gulfood exhibition attracts key industry players from other big and relevant markets from the Mena region such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt
International F&B companies that are looking for growth opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region have crowned the UAE as their ‘perfect’ gateway into region, experts said at the 26th edition of the Gulfood exhibition.
Speaking to Khaleej Times at the event, Frederic Szabo, MD of Business France Middle East, said that the UAE has always been seen as a base of operations for many international companies that are interested in expanding their presence to the rest of the GCC region.