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CHILE, EXPORT PLAN TO NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST

Chile
Published Oct 1, 2020

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Chile is pushing the accelerator to boost exports to MENA countries, mainly concentrated in the southeastern Mediterranean area.

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This was revealed in the report 'Middle East and North Africa: new markets for Chilean agriculture', published by the National Office for Agricultural Studies and Policies (ODEPA), which highlights how the potential of these markets is still little exploited by Chilean exporters , above all because there are still no bilateral trade agreements and access conditions vary from country to country. Currently, 52% of Chilean exports are destined for the Asian continent, especially in China thanks to the free trade agreement signed a few years ago; for 17% in Latin America; 16% in North America and 15% in Europe. In the ODEPA report, the Undersecretary for International Economic Relations of the Chilean Government gave priority to five countries of the Mediterranean framework in order to reach a conclusion of bilateral negotiations as soon as possible: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Morocco, Egypt and Israel. In addition to this, the South American agricultural power is ...
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