The first meeting of the Kazakhstan-Brazil Business Committee was held in Brazil

The first meeting of the Kazakhstan-Brazil Business Committee was held in Brazil

Brasilia, November 24, 2021 - within the framework of the working visit of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Almas Aidarov to the Federal Republic of Brazil, the first meeting of the Business Committee, created at the initiative of the Embassy of Kazakhstan under the co-chairmanship of the Kazakhstan Center for Industry and Export "QazIndustry" and the National Industrial Confederation of Brazil (CNI) in August of this year, was held.

Opening the event, Deputy Foreign Minister Almas Aidarov noted that the creation of the Business Committee is a historic event for the relationship between the two countries and will expand bilateral economic ties through the development of direct business contacts and mutually beneficial cooperation between Kazakhstani and Brazilian entrepreneurs.

Ambassador of Kazakhstan Bolat Nussupov, noting the existing great potential for the development of mutually beneficial trade, economic and investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and Brazil, confirmed the relevance of the creation of the Business Committee and expressed the readiness of the Embassy to provide full support to its activities.

During the event, Chairman of the Board of QazIndustry Berik Bekenov, highly assessing the current level of trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Brazil, said that the Business Committee, which will include the leading industrial enterprises of the two countries, can become an active platform and a powerful driving force for increasing trade and strengthening investment cooperation. In this context, the urgent need to promote Kazakhstan exports to South America and attract Brazilian investments to our region was especially emphasized.

In turn, CNI President Robson Braga de Andrade, noting that the establishment of this mechanism will give a powerful impetus to the entire range of bilateral economic interaction, declared his readiness to attract all interested local companies to realize the existing potential.

The event, held in a hybrid format, was attended by companies from two countries, including Kazgeology, Tau-ken Samruk, ERG, KAZ Minerals, Baiterek, Kazakh Invest, Qaztrade, Astana Bottlers, WEG, Bamin, JBS, BRF, FIESC, CNF, and etc.

JSC "Kazakhstan Center for Industry and Export" "Qazindustry" is a national coordinator of industrial development, a single operator for increasing labor productivity, technological development, local content and export promotion.

The Brazilian National Industrial Confederation (CNI) has been the main representative of the Brazilian industry since 1938, uniting 27 state specialized federations, 1280 trade unions and 350 thousand enterprises.