Regional Foreign Trade Acceleration Centre Being Established in Elazığ

A Regional Foreign Trade Acceleration Centre is being launched by the Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the support of the Fırat Development Agency. With the centre, which will be the first in the region, the aim is to contribute to the region and the country by increasing the exports, volume and importance of sectors and products that stand out in foreign trade, as well as by discovering new and alternative sectors and products with potential.

In the first leg of the project, an infrastructure will be established to remove the obstacles to the development of foreign trade in Elazığ. Within this framework, the needs of sectors and companies will be identified and analysed, and basic foreign trade, export coaching, target market, target customer and technical intelligence consultancy services will be provided. The second leg of the project involves students studying at Fırat University as cultural ambassadors. Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship training is being given to students from 15 different countries studying at the university.

At the end of the first training, held between 13-17 December, the students were given their certificates. Stating that knowledge and awareness had been created among the students on the economy and trade structure of Türkiye and Elazığ, doing foreign trade in Türkiye and the golden rules of being an entrepreneur, trainer Dr. Aslıhan Yördem expressed that they were providing on-site promotion services for the country.

Source: https://www.sabah.com.tr/elazig/2021/12/21/elazigda-bolgesel-dis-ticaret-hizlandirma-merkezi-kuruluyor