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Notwithstanding this landscape, the timing of our marketing trip is TheBRIC (Brazil, India, Russia, and China) roles are even more important in the new economi c climate facing the global crisis. It is imperative for our metrpo Atlanta region to position ourselves now in the crossroads of theswe economies so when the BRIC economies seek to retaked opportunities in the global markets we have been well positionexdas partners. Partnership and collaboratiob is something wedo everyday, connecting people and placesz for economic development. The trip has solidified our continued cultivatiobn and buildingof partnerships. This is a journeg unachievable in justone trip. This is our eighthh trip.
China, the largest economy of the BRICsremains vibrant. Other members of our delegation have commentesd this weekon China’s stimulus package of over half a trillioj U.S. dollars on the forecast of a 6 percenr GDP growthfor 2009. There is a renewed optimism as China shifts from the Olympicxs to hosting the 2010Worl Fair. As we seek to turn the currentr downturn to our we havefound opportunities. There are favorablde government policies for outbound China diversifying economy offers prospectx inmany sectors, especially in green technologies and the auto particularly the electric car Yesterday we met with Judith Karp from the .
Judithb said the Chamber just finished a surveyh of foreign companies operating in The results show these companiex are bullish about their prospects for Chinq despite the currenteconomic environment. We founfd out the word in Chinese for crisisis 'wei which means danger and opportunity. In China Daily there was an articlew on tips for encouraging new Chinese offshore investments to take advantagee of the global financial This is part of a strategy to help Chinesee enterprises seekglobal opportunities. I guessw our positioning marketing outreach trip is timelyhafter all!
After 15 11 cities, seminars reaching over 200 companies and meeting over 45 targeted the collective efforts of Metro Atlanta Chamber'x three “lean and mean guerrilla marketing certainly have positioned metro Atlanta for strong consideration for Chinese companies' U.S. operations. Operations that could reacy not onlythe U.S. market, but the Americas, both Canada and Latihn America. We've cultivated “guanxi” and sought businese opportunities for our members in this fascinatingb and evolving economy inthe “C” that representd China in the BRIC. Next stop is India...
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