INTERNATIONAL TRADE
TRAINING & EVENTS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COURSES NOVEMBER
Delivering great customer service to international clients Date: 21 November Time: 9.30am Location: Nottingham
Letters of credit Date: 13 November Time: 9.30am Location: Nottingham
Rules of origin and international trade preferences Date: 15 November Time: 8am Location: Nottingham
Lithium battery by air (two-day) Date: 26 November Time: 9am Location: Nottingham
For more information and to book your place on any of the above, call the Chamber’s dedicated International Trade team on 0333 320 0333 (option four) or visit
www.emc-dnl.c.uk/enabling- international-trade
HELPING YOU TO EXPORT
Whether your business currently operates overseas or not, the Chamber’s award-winning International Trade team can help enable businesses at all stages of the export journey - from start-ups to multinationals - to be successful in overseas markets, literally opening up a world of opportunities for members.
UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL EVENTS FROM ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK
NOVEMBER
Delivering great customer service to international clients Date:
21 November
Location: Nottingham A workshop to discuss how to turn a potential customer into an advocate or loyal partner of your company.
Jiangsu China - UK partnering event Date:
22 November
Location: London The Jiangsu-UK B2B Partnering event provides the opportunity for UK businesses to meet with potential collaborators and partners from Jiangsu province in China.
Cyber intelligence brokerage event at International Security Expo (ISE) 2018 Date:
28/29 November
Location: London The Cyber Intelligence B2B matchmaking event offers businesses in the global cyber intelligence and information security sectors the opportunity to meet, build partnerships and collaborate in pre-arranged one- to-one meetings across two days.
SPOTLIGHT ON: LITHUANIA
Lithuania is located between northern and eastern Europe, and is the largest of the three Baltic States. The country recovered from the
recession quickly, and it’s currently among the fastest growing economies in the EU - its economy grew by two per cent in 2015. There are many similarities to
the UK in terms of doing business here. Lithuania has a large multilingual and educated population and English is widely spoken, particularly in business. The country is considered to be very stable both politically and economically with world-leading ICT capabilities. The Lithuanian government is
investing heavily in areas such as energy, transport, education, ICT and life sciences, paving the way for companies in the East Midlands to take a look at this country as a potential region for growth. The country also has a strong
transport infrastructure - as you would expect owing to its strategic location as the ‘gateway to Russia’ - with over 21% of its exports going there. There is a direct rail link between the two countries and over 70% of the Lithuanian population speak Russian. This route to market is
not without its challenges though, with relations between the EU and Russia somewhat strained, and there have been instances of trade embargoes and border crossing issues.
Lithuania will receive EUR6.8bn
of further EU financial support by 2020, and this will contribute to the country’s social, economic and business infrastructure development. This investment is expected to go to public services, where significant opportunities will exist for overseas companies to offer their products and expertise. There is a planned rail line to
link the Baltic States to Poland, with the project costing more than £3bn. This presents opportunities for Midlands businesses in areas such as engineering, project management, construction and rail technologies. Similarly in the education
sector, funding from Europe allows for the financing of a major modernisation of existing education facilities across all levels. Additionally, the Lithuanian government wants to develop further education networks for STEM subjects, special needs and vocational training. A national cyber security centre
was launched in Lithuania in January 2015 as a division of the
‘The Lithuanian government is investing heavily in areas such as energy, transport, education, ICT and life sciences’
Lithuania presents an array of opportunities
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