Published Thursday, 21 February, 2008 at 03:50 PM
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
Queensland - Brazil trading relationship strengthens
The Queensland – Brazil trading relationship will be even stronger with the Queensland Government signing a Joint Declaration of Cooperation with the State of Minas Gerais according to Minister for Trade John Mickel.
“This Joint Declaration that will be signed tonight marks the importance of the relationship Queensland enjoys with the leading mining State of Brazil, Minas Gerais,” Mr Mickel said.
“We are delighted to welcome the Vice Governor of Minas Gerais, Professor Antonio Anastasia and his 28-strong business and government delegation to Queensland.”
The Joint Declaration that will be signed by Professor Anastasia and the Queensland Minister for Trade is for the period 2008-2009 and will promote cooperation in the sectors of mining related industries, education and training, and infrastructure including airport infrastructure.
This evening Queensland Roar will also sign an agreement with the Atletico Mineiro Football Club of Minas Gerais. This new agreement will facilitate cooperation across a number of areas including training, player loans and transfers, cross promotional activities, and the exchange and development of sports medicine, physiology, fitness training techniques, administration methods and information.
“This MOU will certainly raise Queensland’s profile in the soccer loving country” said Mr Mickel.
The Queensland Government recently announced a sponsorship deal with Queensland Roar, which sees the State’s premier football club as Queensland ambassadors for multiculturalism.
With this important agreement with Atletico Mineiro, Queensland Roar is helping promote multicultural Queensland in multicultural Brazil.
During their two-day mission to Queensland the Minas Gerais delegation will also participate in seminars and discussions with Queensland business and government. Trade Queensland, the government’s export agency, will coordinate business-matching meetings with Smart State companies.
Since 2001, the Queensland Government has developed strategic relationships in key markets in Latin America, including Brazil, which have helped deliver in excess of A$110 million in export income from knowledge-intensive mining goods and services including equipment, technologies and services.
Brazilian investment in Queensland has also been expanding with CVRD, the world’s second largest diversified mining company in market capitalization, establishing its international coal HQ in Brisbane.
“Latin America has experienced outstanding economic growth in recent years. Queensland’s innovative approach to the mining and energy sectors is well placed to meet the growing demand for smart products and services in Brazil and other Latin American markets”, said Mr Mickel.
Over the past four years, Queensland has been involved in a large number of activities with the State of Minas Gerais, particularly in the areas of mining, the environment and training and education.
Brazil is Queensland’s 12th largest merchandise export destination and the largest source market in Latin America for students. As at November 2007, there were 3517 Brazil students enrolled to study in Queensland. Over the last 5 years, the number of Brazil students studying in Queensland has grown on average by 24%.
Ministerial contacts: Chris Brown 3237 1944 or Shannon Mackay 3237 1125
Queensland Roar contact: Lawrence Oudendyk, Chief Executive Officer – 0413 754333
February 21, 2008
“This Joint Declaration that will be signed tonight marks the importance of the relationship Queensland enjoys with the leading mining State of Brazil, Minas Gerais,” Mr Mickel said.
“We are delighted to welcome the Vice Governor of Minas Gerais, Professor Antonio Anastasia and his 28-strong business and government delegation to Queensland.”
The Joint Declaration that will be signed by Professor Anastasia and the Queensland Minister for Trade is for the period 2008-2009 and will promote cooperation in the sectors of mining related industries, education and training, and infrastructure including airport infrastructure.
This evening Queensland Roar will also sign an agreement with the Atletico Mineiro Football Club of Minas Gerais. This new agreement will facilitate cooperation across a number of areas including training, player loans and transfers, cross promotional activities, and the exchange and development of sports medicine, physiology, fitness training techniques, administration methods and information.
“This MOU will certainly raise Queensland’s profile in the soccer loving country” said Mr Mickel.
The Queensland Government recently announced a sponsorship deal with Queensland Roar, which sees the State’s premier football club as Queensland ambassadors for multiculturalism.
With this important agreement with Atletico Mineiro, Queensland Roar is helping promote multicultural Queensland in multicultural Brazil.
During their two-day mission to Queensland the Minas Gerais delegation will also participate in seminars and discussions with Queensland business and government. Trade Queensland, the government’s export agency, will coordinate business-matching meetings with Smart State companies.
Since 2001, the Queensland Government has developed strategic relationships in key markets in Latin America, including Brazil, which have helped deliver in excess of A$110 million in export income from knowledge-intensive mining goods and services including equipment, technologies and services.
Brazilian investment in Queensland has also been expanding with CVRD, the world’s second largest diversified mining company in market capitalization, establishing its international coal HQ in Brisbane.
“Latin America has experienced outstanding economic growth in recent years. Queensland’s innovative approach to the mining and energy sectors is well placed to meet the growing demand for smart products and services in Brazil and other Latin American markets”, said Mr Mickel.
Over the past four years, Queensland has been involved in a large number of activities with the State of Minas Gerais, particularly in the areas of mining, the environment and training and education.
Brazil is Queensland’s 12th largest merchandise export destination and the largest source market in Latin America for students. As at November 2007, there were 3517 Brazil students enrolled to study in Queensland. Over the last 5 years, the number of Brazil students studying in Queensland has grown on average by 24%.
Ministerial contacts: Chris Brown 3237 1944 or Shannon Mackay 3237 1125
Queensland Roar contact: Lawrence Oudendyk, Chief Executive Officer – 0413 754333
February 21, 2008