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10/01/2014
New Jobs Announced Following Gulf Trade Mission
A number of new jobs, contracts and business deals have been unveiled as Ireland's Gulf trade mission comes to an end.
This week, Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Jobs Minister Richard Bruton have been leading a trade mission to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
The mission was part of a five-year strategy targeting €1bn in exports to the Gulf region from Irish companies. At the end of the mission, Irish companies announced the initial outcomes, which included the creation of 95 new jobs in Ireland as well as new contracts and business developments worth more than €65m.
The mission included more than 100 executives from 87 Irish companies.
The deals announced reinforce the huge potential for innovative Irish companies in the fast growing Gulf market which will ultimately mean jobs in Ireland.
Commenting on the news, the Taoiseach said: "This has been a highly successful mission which has achieved very tangible outcomes. Irish companies have been steadily increasing their export footprint across the Gulf region and there can be no doubt that the success of this mission will go a long way to seeing that Irish exports continue to grow.
"This Government will continue to prioritise improving Ireland's reputation in foreign markets and helping Irish business succeed around the world."
Minister Bruton added: "We have doubled the number of trade missions since coming to office, because they support increased exports from Irish companies and ultimately more jobs for Ireland. The work done this week will make a major contribution towards our target of €1billion in exports to this region in five years, which would support 4000 extra jobs in Ireland."
(JP/IT)
This week, Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Jobs Minister Richard Bruton have been leading a trade mission to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
The mission was part of a five-year strategy targeting €1bn in exports to the Gulf region from Irish companies. At the end of the mission, Irish companies announced the initial outcomes, which included the creation of 95 new jobs in Ireland as well as new contracts and business developments worth more than €65m.
The mission included more than 100 executives from 87 Irish companies.
The deals announced reinforce the huge potential for innovative Irish companies in the fast growing Gulf market which will ultimately mean jobs in Ireland.
Commenting on the news, the Taoiseach said: "This has been a highly successful mission which has achieved very tangible outcomes. Irish companies have been steadily increasing their export footprint across the Gulf region and there can be no doubt that the success of this mission will go a long way to seeing that Irish exports continue to grow.
"This Government will continue to prioritise improving Ireland's reputation in foreign markets and helping Irish business succeed around the world."
Minister Bruton added: "We have doubled the number of trade missions since coming to office, because they support increased exports from Irish companies and ultimately more jobs for Ireland. The work done this week will make a major contribution towards our target of €1billion in exports to this region in five years, which would support 4000 extra jobs in Ireland."
(JP/IT)
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