Encomex Mercosur 2010 – Porto Alegre, August 31 and September 1

Now in its second edition, Encomex Mercosur offers seminars, panel discussions, workshops and lectures presented by representatives of the public and private sectors of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and also of Venezuela, a country currently in the process of becoming a full member of the block. During the event, business networking meetings will bring together foreign purchasers and Brazilian trading companies in the "Exporter’s Space", a venue for business meetings and contacts.

For further information and free registration for the event, access the Encomex website (www.encomex.mdic.gov.br).

Encomex Mercosur 2010 is a Brazilian initiative, jointly promoted by the Ministries of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC), of External Relations (MRE), of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA); by the Secretariat for Institutional Relations of the Presidency of the Republic (SRI/PR); by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI); and by the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FIERGS). It is an event of an international nature with a multiple format, and its purpose is to foster closer ties between government and private enterprise in the quest for solutions and alternatives for current problems affecting foreign trade and to stimulate regional integration and intra-block trade.