Visit of the Governor of the Brazilian state Goias and a seminar devoted to the Polish-Brazilian co-operation

17.02.2010

Due to the visit in Poland of the Governor of the Brazilian state Goias and a delegation of entrepreneurs and representatives of local administration the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency's (Apex-Brasil) in co-operation with the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency organised on Febryary 17th a seminar and a matchmaking session for Polish and Brazilian companies.

Brazil has been Poland’s most important trade partner in Latin America and the Caribbean. Among the items exported by Poland there are mineral fertilizers, combustion engines, coal and electrodes. Import is mainly comprised of Embraer planes, fruit juice, tobacco and aluminium. According to Poland’s Ministry of Economy, potential co-operation areas between Poland and Brazil include maritime affairs, railroad transportation, aerospace, energy and agri-food industry as well as supplies of medical and laboratory equipment, medicine and chemical products.

From the left: PAIiIZ President, Sławomir Majman; Brazil’s Ambassador to Poland, Carlos Alberto Simas Magalhães; Governor of the Goisa state Alcides Rodrigues and Director of ApexBrasil in Warsaw, Piotr Kulka

The Goias state together with the Brasilia district form one of the most dynamically developing regions of the country. Nearly half of the country’s GDP has been generated by the services sector and the well-developed industry and agriculture. Due to a considerable volume of soya production the state has been a major exporter of the crop, nearly 50% of the state's export, supplying demand for biofuel production worldwide. Goias has also been exporting beef, gold, iron and hides. The state of Goias is slightly bigger than Poland and its population which is around 5 million is growing rapidly.

The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency’s (Apex-Brasil) mission includes the promotion of exports of Brazilian products and services to foreign countries and the development of trade with Brazil. ApexBrasil has been organising meetings, exhibition and fairs which support direct business contacts with potential investors in the country and all over the world.

Contact: Aleksandra.Bigda@paiz.gov.pl, tel. 022 334 98 40, the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency Magdalena.Smorczewska@apexbrasil.com.br, tel. 022 354 84 85, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency's (Apex-Brasil) (PAIiIZ)