Turkey, Brazil look to boost trade, partnerships
* Turkey-Brazil trade can grow 300-400 pct
* Trade over $1 billion in 2008
* Petrobras to invest $300 mln by end 2010
By Thomas Grove
ISTANBUL, May 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and business leaders visited Istanbul on Thursday to secure a stronger foothold in Turkey's domestic market and make good on its regional ties.
Trade between Turkey and Brazil, which totalled a little more than $1 billion last year, could grow by as much as 400 percent in the short term, Brazil's Foreign Trade Minister Miguel Jorge said on Thursday.
"We should have three to four times that as soon as possible," he told Reuters.
Turkey's attempts to partner with South America's largest trade bloc, Mercosur, has also given it an opportunity to position itself as the right trading outpost for Brazilian automobiles, ethanol and technology. Continued...
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