Halal Industry And Closer Investment Relations With MENA

BRF is a major player in Brazil's Halal industry which has been exporting Halal food to the MENA region for decades. According to its vice-president for international operations, Patricio Rohner, BRF is considering possible acquisitions in Turkey.

As part of a closer relation to MENA countries, nine diplomats from the region (Palestine, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Sudan, Egypt, Jordan, Libya and the Arab League), who are based in the Brazilian federal capital city Brasília, visited the city of Manaus, the capital city of the northern state of Amazonas.

Amazonas is the only state having a free trade zone and according to the Palestinian ambassador, Ibrahim Alzeben: "Those visits open room for ideas, partnerships and the possibility of exchanges and investments. During all these years, due to those visits, many projects and partnerships between Brazil and Arab countries have been initiated." Amazonas is the largest Brazilian state by area and its area is covered by the socalled Amazon Jungle.

On another note, the Brazilian embassy met with Kuwaiti importers to market fruits produced in Brazil and therefore fostering the import and commercialization of Brazilian fruits in Kuwait.

Demonstrating that Brazil...