FGV, Doha Forum Sign Cooperation Agreement

(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – Brazilian university FGV signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday (19) with the Doha Forum , a global dialogue platform created in Qatar. As an immediate result of this partnership, a debate between representatives of Brazil and Qatar was held at the FGV Auditorium in São Paulo right after the signing, which is precisely one of the main focuses of the agreement.

The memorandum was signed by FGV's international manager, Klaus Freitas Stier, and the Doha Forum's executive director, Mubarak Ajlan Al-Kuwari. The discussion held at FGV functioned as a Doha Forum session, something the platform carries out through partners. The Doha Forum takes place in December in Qatar.

“We have this kind of memorandum of understanding with different partners from around the world to help us create panels and address topics regarding pressing issues like what matters to Brazil and FGV. They will create content based on what they think it's suitable on this region,” Al-Kuwari told ANBA. According to him, the pillars of the Doha Forum's work are diversity, diplomacy, and dialogue.

The panel addressed pressing current issues and investments

At the forum in Qatar, FGV intends to take a Brazilian delegation to participate in the discussion.“We think this is a very fruitful and important cooperation,” Stier told ANBA about the agreement, highlighting the opportunity to foster, through the Doha Forum, the discussion of international issues relevant to Latin America, Brazil, and the world, as well as bilateral dialogue between governments.

Speaking at the meeting were Mohammed Al-Mannai, head of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Advisory USA; Silvio Cascione, director for Brazil at Eurasia Group; Rubens Barbosa, former Brazilian ambassador to Washington and London; and Nelson Barbosa, director of Planning and Project Structuring at Brazil's state development bank BNDES, with moderation by Matias Spektor, deputy director of the FGV School of International Relations.

In line with the Doha Forum's mission of bringing together diverse voices to address the world's most pressing challenges, the dialogue“Investment Opportunities in a Disrupted Global System: Qatar/Brazil in 2025 and Beyond” covered topics ranging from the criteria adopted by QIA to select investment destinations, to BNDES investments, the current political context in Brazil, and recent changes in the international landscape with the tariffs imposed by the U.S. government under President Donald Trump.

Al-Mannai, from Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, shared his view on Brazil.“When I think about Brazil or Latin America, there are a few things that come to mind that are actually very interesting. I think the first is the positive demographics that you see, whether it's high technology adaptation, whether it's sort of a growing population and stronger education systems. All these things breed innovation, all these things breed very strong domestic consumption, which are very positive for areas like fintech, like marketplaces,” he said.

Just like investments, the changes brought about by the new position of the United States also took up a significant part of the debate.“Everything that we learned and discussed since the end of the war up to January this year is over. We are beginning a new era with Trump. Both in the economy, in the world economy and in the international order,” said former ambassador Rubens Barbosa. He added that Brazil needs to find new opportunities and cited trade with the Gulf countries as one of them.

The meeting at FGV was supported by the Embassy of Qatar in Brazil and the Consulate of Qatar in São Paulo. In addition to the speakers, a delegation from Qatar also participated, along with a large number of Brazilians, with the auditorium nearly full. The Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC ) was represented by its director, Suzana Chohfi, and the Director of Institutional Relations, Fernanda Baltazar.

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Translated by Guilherme Miranda

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