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<p>This financial year UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has helped more than 800 South
West (SW) businesses access new markets. UKTI’s Passport to Export programme provided
intensive support to 170 companies entering new markets including high growth markets
(HGMs) such as China and UAE.</p><p> </p><p>A further 850 South West business delegates
have attended business clinics and seminars promoting export opportunities including
those in HGMs. During Export Week in November 2015, 233 business delegates had 787
one-to-one meetings with 69 visiting overseas Trade Officers at the ExploreExport
event in Bristol.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, in December alone SW businesses responded
to 116 Export Opportunities as part of the Exporting is Great campaign, including
25 in China. To date UKTI South West has issued 119 Market Visit Grants to businesses,
42 of which were to HGMs.</p><p> </p><p>UKTI South West activity is supported by a
High Impact in Growth Economies programme funded by the European Regional Development
Fund. That programme has assisted forty South West SMEs to trade successfully in Brazil.
Focused mainly on sectors with innovative high value products the programme is forecast
to increase employment in the region by 260 jobs by 2017 as well as adding £100 million
to South West export sales by 2020. UKTI South West aims to continue the programme
by targeting further high growth markets over the next 3 years including Mexico, Cuba,
Chile, China, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Brazil.</p>
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