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The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investments to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy.
In order to achieve its goals, ApexBrasil carries out several trade promotion initiatives aimed at promoting Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and trade missions, business rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, visits of foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, among other business platforms that also aim at strengthening the Brazil brand.
The Agency also acts in a coordinated way with public and private players to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil with a focus on strategic sectors for the development of the competitiveness of Brazilian companies and the country.
Internally, there is a concern to provide employees with an egalitarian and fair organizational environment. This was recognized with the Great Place to Work certification, received in 2020.
A Agência Brasileira de Promoção de Exportações e Investimentos (ApexBrasil) atua para promover os produtos e serviços brasileiros no exterior e atrair investimentos estrangeiros para setores estratégicos da economia brasileira.
Para alcançar os objetivos, a ApexBrasil realiza ações diversificadas de promoção comercial que visam promover as exportações e valorizar os produtos e serviços brasileiros no exterior, como missões prospectivas e comerciais, rodadas de negócios, apoio à participação de empresas brasileiras em grandes feiras internacionais, visitas de compradores estrangeiros e formadores de opinião para conhecer a estrutura produtiva brasileira entre outras plataformas de negócios que também têm por objetivo fortalecer a marca Brasil.
A Agência também atua de forma coordenada com atores públicos e privados para atração de investimentos estrangeiros diretos (IED) para o Brasil com foco em setores estratégicos para o desenvolvimento da competitividade das empresas brasileiras e do país.
Internamente, há uma preocupação em fornecer aos colaboradores um ambiente organizacional igualitário e justo. Tal postura foi reconhecida com a certificação GreatPlace to Work, recebida em 2020.