{"id":78889,"date":"2016-09-28T08:22:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T06:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/department-for-international-trade-london-erdf-trade-take-london-businesses-to-nigeria-and-ghana\/"},"modified":"2016-09-28T08:22:59","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T06:22:59","slug":"department-for-international-trade-london-erdf-trade-take-london-businesses-to-nigeria-and-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/department-for-international-trade-london-erdf-trade-take-london-businesses-to-nigeria-and-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Department for International Trade London &amp; ERDF Trade take London businesses to Nigeria and Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/department-for-international-trade-london-and-erdf-trade-take-london-businesses-to-nigeria-and-ghana?lang=en\">Department for International Trade London &#038; ERDF Trade take London businesses to Nigeria and Ghana<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>Representatives from energy, infrastructure and education &#038; training companies will be participating in the Department for International Trade (DIT) London trade mission to Nigeria and Ghana, taking place 25-30 September 2016.<\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s mission will be led by Carl Woolf, International Trade Adviser, Department for International Trade, London Region.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting, Carl Woolf said: &ldquo;We are delighted to bring UK companies to these two markets. British companies, mainly from London, will be visiting Lagos and Accra with a view to establishing long-term business relations and gain deeper understanding of business practices in both markets. &ldquo;Our delegates, who bring a wide range of products, service and expertise, will be meeting with their Nigerian and Ghanaian counterparts who represent a variety of companies and organisations. I welcome this opportunity to develop trade links between West Africa and UK delegates.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As part of the European Regional Development Fund&rsquo;s (ERDF) &lsquo;Global Growth&rsquo; Project, the mission aims to enhance the competitiveness of London SMEs in international markets. The mission participants have a range of objectives, including looking for local representatives, qualified distributors or agents and clients.<br \/> Notes to editors<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"about-the-department-for-international-trade\">About the Department for International Trade<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The Department for International Trade has overall responsibility for promoting UK trade across the world and attracting foreign investment to our shores.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>We are a specialised body with significant new trade negotiating capacity, taking on the responsibilities of UK Trade &#038; Investment, along with the relevant trade functions of the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. We also have oversight of UK Export Finance and UKTI&rsquo;s Defence and Security Organisation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>DIT works to promote UK exports of goods and services, to support a growing economy that creates wealth for all, supports jobs and meets our wider national interests; deliver the best international trading framework for the UK outside the EU, including through building our capacity to negotiate and administer a national trade policy; and maximise opportunities for wealth creation through supporting Foreign Direct Investment, with a renewed focus on outward FDI (overseas direct investment).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>About the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)<\/p>\n<p>The European Regional Development Fund is responsible for management of the EU funding which stimulates regional economic development.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO on behalf of British High Commission Accra.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/353739306ce063f\/200\/70\" alt=\"British High Commission Accra\"\/><br \/>Download logo<\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/department-for-international-trade-london-and-erdf-trade-take-london-businesses-to-nigeria-and-ghana?lang=en\">APO &#8211; Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africa<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department for International Trade London &#038; ERDF Trade take London businesses to Nigeria and Ghana: Representatives from energy, infrastructure and education &#038; training companies will be participating in the Department for International Trade (DIT) London trade mission to Nigeria and Ghana, taking place 25-30 September 2016. 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