Invest RS approaches experts in the Chinese market

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Invest RS approaches experts in the Chinese market

29/11/2024

Agency president participates in mission to Asia, led by Governor Eduardo Leite

In the second leg of the official mission of the government of Rio Grande do Sul to Asia, the president of Invest RS, Rafael Prikladnicki, met with agents specialized in the Chinese market. One of the meetings took place in Shenzhen, with representatives of ChinaInvest, a consultancy focused on expanding business with the largest Asian economy.

The meeting in Shenzhen was between Prikladnicki and Tomás Machado, CEO of ChinaInvest. Machado is from Rio Grande do Sul and has been in the Chinese city for 25 years, bringing the local economy closer to opportunities around the world. “One of the ideas we always had in mind when we created Invest RS was to find people from Rio Grande do Sul who are spread around the world and who somehow connect with the agenda of Invest RS, which is investment and trade promotion,” explained Prikladnicki.

According to the president of Invest RS, the talks with ChinaInvest should evolve to develop a series of actions in Shenzhen, between Rio Grande do Sul and the Chinese location, starting in 2025. The areas of rapprochement have not yet been defined, but should focus on technology, innovation and education.

The president of Invest RS understands that this first official mission of the development agency is being fundamental for the institution to map out possibilities and forms of activation. “What we are doing, as the first official mission of Invest RS, in addition to observation, is already articulating and taking concrete action. We have already carried out some concrete actions in Japan, in the area of green hydrogen, and, here in China, on this first day, an action that is beginning to materialize is that of bringing Invest RS closer to China Invest”, said Prikladnicki.

Created with the aim of starting a new stage in the development of Rio Grande do Sul, Invest RS inaugurated its commercial promotion and investment attraction activities by participating in the Rio Grande do Sul government’s mission to Japan and China, between November 18 and 27, 2024.