JMEA Pushing to Capitalize on Export Opportunities

  • The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA) will be pushing to capitalize on business opportunities that are available in the international market, according to its President, Metry Seaga.

 

  • Speaking at the launch of the second staging of the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Rose Hall, St. James, recently, he highlighted opportunities for growth in a number of regions across the world including the UK and our closest neighbor Haiti.

 

  • The UK Import market grew by one percent in 2017, which amounted to US$4.9Bn, while the total value of Jamaica’s exports for the same year was US$1.3Bn.

 

  • Haiti is one of the largest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in terms of population size, with a total value of goods imported in the region of US$2Bn, of which Jamaican exports only accounted for 0.7% of that amount.

 

(Source: JIS)