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€17.6m export contracts and alliances for Irish businesses in France - Bruton
Jobs Minister Richard Bruton TD, arrives back to Ireland early this morning at the end of a three-day trade mission to France on which Irish companies announced a number of significant contracts and alliances with a total value of €17.6m.
These announcements were across a range of business sectors with contract wins for companies in the agri-technology and cleantech sectors featuring strongly. This confirms the importance of these sectors as a key growth opportunity for Irish companies in the French market.
The trade mission is part of Enterprise Ireland’s ongoing intensive programme of overseas events to help Irish companies expand their presence in export markets in turn leading to job creation in Ireland.
Describing the trade mission as highly successful and very important in deepening Ireland’s trade and economic ties in the Eurozone, Minister Bruton said:
I am very pleased that this trade mission resulted in contracts and alliances totalling almost €18million for exporting Irish companies seeking to expand their activities in the French market. Two-way trade between the two countries is running at record levels and there is a clear opportunity for further substantial growth over the coming years.
Read the full press release here.