It was the first week of February, 2020, when Sapiens Global team received a demand from our partners in China, seeking for help on finding masks and other devices for hospitals. At that time, the Chinese industry was closed temporarily, in order to better understand and contains the virus spreading. It was a localised situation in China, with some spots in South Korea and in Japan. The world didn’t expected what was coming a few weeks later.
Our team in Brazil contacted local factories and distributers and we could help our partners in China, Singapore and Japan to import protection masks. Weeks later, Europe was in the middle of the Corona Virus situation and very soon it was decreed as a pandemia by the World Health Organization. Soon our efforts were back to China, sourcing for protective devices to send to Portugal and then, to Brazil. The market was uncontrolled: prices rising overnight, devices disappearing from distributors.
Government officials from Brazil and Portugal asked for help but it was not so much for us to do. Digging deeply in China, we came across new factories and exporters, creating new channels for Brazilian, Portuguese, Singaporean, Japanese and many others to find suppliers for their necessity.
Our team is now with 70% of its capacity dedicated to help buyers and sellers, using all our strength and experience in Business Matchmaking, playing in the fields of logistics, financial and mainly as a trade facilitator to accelerate the process to move the essencial merchandise across continents, helping to avoid abusive trade behaviour and malpractice in business.
Thanks to our business partners around the world and to our dedicated team, we are joining efforts to surpass this situation very soon.
The pictures show the first cargo from Brazil to China, a total of 16,500 masks and the arrival of 165,000 masks in Singapore. 
Category: Asia
3rd Council of The Dongguan People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
This 2nd of December, 2019 marked the ceremony of appointment for new ten members at the DGAFFC. An event at the Winnerway Dongguan Hotel introduced the new by-elected members. A lecture by Dr. Fu Lang, Standing Deputy Chairman of Guangdong Public Diplomacy Association on the topic of “Public Diplomacy and People to People Exchanges” followed the ceremony for honouring the by-elected board members.
Sapiens Global and opportunities under the 3C3C Project for FACIAP, Parana State Federation of Chambers of Commerce
The 3C3C Project – Three Cities, Three Continents, created and managed by Sapiens Global is a platform to integrate chambers of commerce, governmental agencies and entrepreneurs, defined in groups of three cities in three different continents.
Last September, Mr. Helio Ciffoni, Sapiens Global’s CEO payed a visit to Mr. Marco Tadeu Barbosa, President of FACIAP at his office in Curitiba, Brazil. Along with Mr. Ciffoni, the Secretary Executive of CODESUL, Mr. Wilson Quinteiro, gave his testimony about the 3C3C Seminar attended by him and also explained the expected opportunities for the companies from Parana State.
Tokyo Cafe Show 2019
Sapiens Global joined Minato Mirai Co. Ltd, introducing a high quality Brazilian products at the Tokyo Cafe Show 2019.
This year, the event was held at The Pacific Yokohama Convention Hall, attracting thousands of people in a busy 3-days show.
3C3C – Three Cities, Three Continents
A new platform for cultural interchange and innovation in trade was created by Sapiens Global, connecting the cities of Barcelos (Portugal), Dongguan (China) and Maringá (Brazil). A Chinese mission with 15 people met 15 Portuguese and 5 Brazilian entrepreneurs in Barcelos. From June 10th to 12th, the government representatives of the three cities and the entrepreneurs discussed trading, tourism and technology development. About 16 business opportunities are under development by Sapiens Global, along with DYEA (Dongguan Young Entrepreneurs Association), ACIB (Associação Comercial e Industrial de Barcelos) and CODESUL (Agência de Integração e Desenvolvimento do Sul do Brasil).