(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) seeks to support Gulf industrial exports through a series of programmes, especially after the surge in the value of GCC industrial exports to almost $115bn in 2012 (12.6 percent of the total Gulf industrial exports including oil exports valued at $908bn). Thus, GCC and Yemen's support to this vital sector that influences the economy has become a highly necessary.
GOIC Secretary General Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al Ageel explained that GCC industrial exports increased from nearly $55bn in 2008 to almost $115bn in 2012 (from 8.6 percent of the total GCC industrial exports in 2008 to 12.6 percent in 2012 without including re-exported products). Al Ageel announced that re-exported products were valued at $153.2bn in 2012 and non-oil exports were worth $168bn.
In this regard, GOIC is holding the "Industrial Exports Promotion Workshop" in Dubai from the June 22 to June 24. The workshop aims at raising awareness among participants regarding the best practices in the area of export management and promotion. It focuses on exchanging expertise, determining new methods of exports marketing, taking part in group discussions and identifying requirements to improve export promotion activities.
The workshop targets companies manufacturing export products, export services companies, exports support authorities within ministries of commerce and industry and governmental institutions, owners and managers of export houses, exports marketing companies, staff and executive directors of trade promotion agencies, exports development organisations, chambers of commerce and industry and bank employees working in the area of export programmes. The workshop will discuss managerial duties in exports promotion agencies, executing exports marketing measures, exports marketing strategies and will present a case study about best practices in
the area of export development and management of marketing activities.
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