Post by Trade facilitator on Mar 7, 2012 17:57:54 GMT 1
Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, yesterday in Abuja tasked select members of the oraganised private sector (OPS) to advise policy makers on how to increase non-oil export earnings from about 10 per cent “to at least 25 in the next four years.’’
Aganga, who gave the charge at the Maiden Exporters Forum oragnised by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), said that “the norm all over the world today is that every country is working to double its export earnings and Nigeria can not not an exception.’’
He warned that the country “this time around’’ would not only concentrate on exporting primary products, but would emphasis on the additional values.
According to him, the country has no choice than to export products with additional values instead of primary products given its pressing needs to create jobs and increase its earnings from non-oil sector.
He disclosed the government planned to open trade and investment desk in the country’s foreign missions across the world to facilitate easy business for the exporters.
Speaking earlier, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NEPC, David Adulugba, urged stakeholders to “look at the government export expansion grants(EEG) and the ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme(ETLS) and what is hampering their successes.’’
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Aganga, who gave the charge at the Maiden Exporters Forum oragnised by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), said that “the norm all over the world today is that every country is working to double its export earnings and Nigeria can not not an exception.’’
He warned that the country “this time around’’ would not only concentrate on exporting primary products, but would emphasis on the additional values.
According to him, the country has no choice than to export products with additional values instead of primary products given its pressing needs to create jobs and increase its earnings from non-oil sector.
He disclosed the government planned to open trade and investment desk in the country’s foreign missions across the world to facilitate easy business for the exporters.
Speaking earlier, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NEPC, David Adulugba, urged stakeholders to “look at the government export expansion grants(EEG) and the ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme(ETLS) and what is hampering their successes.’’
Source: blueprintng.net/home/?p=7888
Learn more about commodities export in Nigeria @ THE THY GLOBAL INVESTMENT LTD exportfromnigeria.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=78
