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IEA: Exports Expected to get boost from up-coming Trade mission to Russia
Minister of State Joe Costello will lead a five strand Trade Mission to Russia from the 18th – 22nd June, 2012, to help Irish exporters take advantage of the expansion in demand for Education and Training, Agri-food and support technologies, Software and ICT, Nanotechnology, and Financial Services.
John Whelan, chief executive of the Irish Exporters Association( IEA) urged exporters to take advantage of the Trade Mission which is being organised by Enterprise Ireland, stating: ‘’The Russian market continues to grow strongly, with Irish exports in the first quarter of the year growing by 32%‘’. Read more…
‘Russian’ to Ireland – Tourism Ireland Targets Russia on Travel Trade Mission
Tourism Ireland, organisation promoting Ireland overseas as a holiday destination, is on the mission to Russia to promote business.
23 Jan 2012. Tourism Ireland and a number of Irish tourism representatives are in Russia this week for a travel trade mission in Moscow and St Petersburg, targeting the Russian holiday and business tourism market.
The trade mission, which kicks off today, involves meetings with travel agents and tour operators from the main regions of Russia, as well as other Russian-speaking CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries like Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan; the Tourism Ireland delegation will be encouraging those influential tour operators and travel agents to include the island of Ireland in future holiday programmes. Read more…






