The Brazilian market is keen to resume importing Tunisian phosphate, said Secretary-General of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce Tamer Mansour.
The latter was speaking at a meeting held on Friday with CEO of the Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX) Mourand Ben Hassine, at the CEPEX seat in the presence of the Chargé d’Affaires of the Brazilian Embassy to Tunisia Kaiser Araujo and representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hamadi Louati.
The official underlined the chamber’s willingness to coordinate with the centre and the various Tunisian stakeholders to organise a mission to Tunisia for the benefit of Brazilian agricultural cooperatives.
The goal is to explore opportunities for bilateral cooperation, notably in the fertiliser and phosphate by-products sector, where demand is growing in Brazil.
Mansour also reiterated the willingness of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce to host a CEPEX representative office at its headquarters in Sao Paulo.
He added that his chamber also intends to open an office in Tunisia.
During the meeting, Tamer Mansour pointed out that the Chamber is willing to help Tunisian exporting companies conquer the Brazilian market, which boasts 215 million consumers, and to help them take part in the various economic events organised by Brazil.
For his part, Cepex CEO Mourad Ben Hassine stressed the importance of strengthening trade cooperation between the two countries.
In 2022, the volume of trade between Tunisia and Brazil exceeded TND 1,395 million, divided between imports worth TND 1,145 million and exports worth TND 250 million, according to CEPEX.
Tunisian exports to the Brazilian market rose by 141%, thanks to improved phosphate exports.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse