The Deputy Foreign Minister for International Economic Relations, Dimitris Mardas, had a meeting with the representatives of the Greek pharmaceutical sector, in the wider institutionalised framework of regular meetings with representatives from all productive sectors. Prior to this, there had been meetings with other extroverted sectors, such as construction and RES.
At the meeting, there was a presentation of AGORA and its content, i.e. the portal providing data and info on the exporting activities of Greek enterprises (list of importers per country, statistical facts and figures on bilateral trade etc.), as well as a presentation of the Ministry’s new economic diplomacy strategy and business and trade missions, scheduled for 2016-2017. Emphasis was given on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ prioritizing all that is pertinent to exporting pharmaceuticals to target-countries, in line with the aforementioned plan.
Corporate and business representatives pointed out the problems they are facing in the foreign markets and, thus, in the ensuing discussion, an analytical listing and recording of such problems was decided as was the closer collaboration of the Foreign Ministry with Authorities Abroad aimed at increasing exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products in selected markets.
September 30, 2016