Last month, the 2nd Management Committee Meeting 2021 – 2023 of the Precious Brazil sectoral project took place, a partnership between the Brazilian Institute of Gems and Precious Metals (IBGM) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), which brought together a select group of entrepreneurs from the supported segments – jewelry, gems and precious stones – to debate, evaluate and validate the planned actions (Support Notices, Buyer Project and participation in international fairs), as well as analyze proposals and eventual changes in the project scope.

 

Provided for in the ApexBrasil Agreement Procedures Manual, the meeting also evaluated the results obtained so far (check the table below. Contextualizing them to the present challenges: manpower blackout, cancellation of events in Asia, Russia/Ukraine War and operations IRS standard.

 

 

The Committee is an instrument of project governance and guarantees equity in representing the different needs of companies, regardless of segment, size or location.

 

About ApexBrasil

The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for Brazilian companies to participate in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure.

About Precious Brazil

The Sectorial Project aims to support and promote Brazilian companies in the Brazilian stone, jewelry and jewelry segments that want to export their products, whether they are beginners, exporters or internationalized ones. Conducted by IBGM – Brazilian Institute of Gems and Precious Metals in partnership with Apex-Brasil – Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – the project currently serves around 130 companies in the sector.