Yorkshire manufacturing: Targeting international markets

THE weak pound and a flat UK economy is encouraging manufacturers to look at new markets overseas.

Huge potential is seen in the so-called BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - but the challenges facing the global economy are also creating opportunities in mature markets.

Mark Robson, UKTI’s international trade director for Yorkshire and the Humber, said: “A number of companies are seeing opportunities now because their French or German competitors are having problems.

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