Post by Trade facilitator on Aug 13, 2014 21:38:18 GMT 1
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and the United kingdom (UK) have agreed to improve capacity of local producers with a view to exporting their goods to the UK.
The Executive Director/CEO of NEPC, Mr.OlusegunAwolowo, disclosed this in Abuja while receiving the British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Mr. David Heath.
The collaborative effort is also expected to promote and increase the volume of trade between both countries.
Awolowo said: “for Nigerian goods to compete in the international market, issues of packing, packaging and labeling among other requisite quality requirements of the importing countries, must be met by exporters.”
He urged Nigerian businessmen in the UK and other stakeholders who desired to invest in the country’s non-oil export sector to do so under a veritable platform like the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC).
Daily Trust gathered that the NEPC was currently working on signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the NBCC to help interface between Nigerians in Diaspora and the Council, with a view to mapping out areas of collaboration for trade and investments.
In his response, Heath, who led a delegation from the UK Trade and Investment Office, observed that there were many areas that could be explored to increase the volume of trade between both countries, adding: “Where there are barriers to trade both countries would partner to address them.”
Mr Heath who identified areas of interest to include partnerships at business levels, technology, value-addition and addressing barriers to achieving standards, said: “There are opportunities for big retailers in the UK such as TESCO and Marks & Spencer to explore the Nigerian market , and at the same time accommodate and further expose Made-in-Nigeria products.”
Source: dailytrust.com.ng/daily/business/30954-nepc-uk-to-build-capacity-for-nigerian-exports
The Executive Director/CEO of NEPC, Mr.OlusegunAwolowo, disclosed this in Abuja while receiving the British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Mr. David Heath.
The collaborative effort is also expected to promote and increase the volume of trade between both countries.
Awolowo said: “for Nigerian goods to compete in the international market, issues of packing, packaging and labeling among other requisite quality requirements of the importing countries, must be met by exporters.”
He urged Nigerian businessmen in the UK and other stakeholders who desired to invest in the country’s non-oil export sector to do so under a veritable platform like the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC).
Daily Trust gathered that the NEPC was currently working on signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the NBCC to help interface between Nigerians in Diaspora and the Council, with a view to mapping out areas of collaboration for trade and investments.
In his response, Heath, who led a delegation from the UK Trade and Investment Office, observed that there were many areas that could be explored to increase the volume of trade between both countries, adding: “Where there are barriers to trade both countries would partner to address them.”
Mr Heath who identified areas of interest to include partnerships at business levels, technology, value-addition and addressing barriers to achieving standards, said: “There are opportunities for big retailers in the UK such as TESCO and Marks & Spencer to explore the Nigerian market , and at the same time accommodate and further expose Made-in-Nigeria products.”
Source: dailytrust.com.ng/daily/business/30954-nepc-uk-to-build-capacity-for-nigerian-exports
