AMMAN — The
Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) Vice President Nabil Al-Khatib and Brazilian Ambassador Ruy
Amaral discussed economic ties, exchange of product diversification, and the
private sector’s role in this regard, according to the Jordan News Agency,
Petra.
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According to an ACC statement Wednesday, Khatib stressed the
chamber’s interest in boosting investment relations with Brazil in various
spheres, increasing trade exchange, and encouraging the private sector to
organize joint projects.
He said trade exchange with
Brazil in 2021 amounted to $419
million, of which 293 million were imports to the Kingdom, while $126 million
were Jordanian exports, mainly potash and fertilizers, expressing interest in
reaching strategic cooperation in food security with Brazil.
The chamber will promote Brazilian trade and investment
opportunities to all commercial and services sectors, he noted.
The Brazilian envoy that Brazil seeks to increase its fertilizer
imports from Jordan since its agriculture sector is rapidly developing, thus in
need of more fertilizer imports.
Trade between
Jordan and Brazil has significantly developed, he said, as Jordanian exports to Brazil in
the last five months grew by 60 percent, while imports in the same period soared
by 250 percent.
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