APD organizes a Conference on the new Status Quo of international trade in Seville

With the sponsorship of Extenda

Lina Gálvez has emphasized innovation as the main strategy that allows Andalusian companies to go abroad and open up to new countries.

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Andalucía It is the community that contributes the most to export growth of the country as a whole and second in the national ranking in foreign sales, as highlighted by the acting Minister of Knowledge, Research and University, Lina Galvez, at the opening of the breakfast colloquium entitled 'The new status quo of international trade', where he has also warned of the proliferation of populism. This event is organized by the Association for the Advancement of Management (APD) and is sponsored by extend.

 

The region has exported 24.551 million euros from January to September 2018, which represents a growth of 8% compared to the same period of the previous year, exceeding 24.000 million for the first time in nine months. During his speech, Galvez has also explained that in less than ten years -between 2009 and 2017-, the autonomous community has doubled the exports, “going from fifth place to second by volume of foreign marketing behind of Catalonia".

 

The owner of Knowledge has delved into the reasons that support “that Andalusian export success”, ensuring that “it is not only enough to have good products to sell abroad, it is necessary to leave with a lot of training and with the help of a correct public policy, in addition to a good innovation strategy and quality employment.”

 

In this regard, Lina Galvez has stressed that “the work carried out so far by Extenda-Andalusian Foreign Promotion Agency has a lot to do with the good results recorded in this foreign sector", taking into account "its support to the business fabric both in the provision of services and in the task of advising and locating the international markets more suitable.” “It is key to be well informed and advised on how the market is moving in order to be able to position the products in the best possible way,” he added.

 

In her presentation, the Minister of Knowledge has referred precisely to the current situation of the minternational market, pointing out that "perhaps the current outlook is not the best, since, on the one hand, the slowdown is very clear, and on the other, there are open trade wars that may not favor sales." However, he added that “all this will depend on the strength that Europe is able to demonstrate in the face of the various risks that are active such as the Brexit or the proliferation of populism from which unfortunately no territory escapes.”

 

The weight of innovation

 

Galvez has also placed emphasis on innovation as the main strategy that allows the companies to continue Andalusian companies Go abroad and open up to new countries. “Behind the exports that originate in the community there is a lot of innovation,” he remarked.

 

In his opinion, “it is important to consolidate an authentic Andalusian knowledge system in which the synergies between the university and the company are reinforced, so that transfers occur between the cutting-edge research carried out by these educational institutions and the innovation that is implemented. underway in the business fabric.” And to do this, he has stated that “the public Administration must act as a facilitator of this innovation and this transfer of knowledge.”