Chief minister to inaugurate Federation of Indian Export Organizations Kerala chapter office in Koch.

KOCHI: Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), the apex body of all Export Promotion Organizations in India, set up by the ministry of commerce, will open its Kerala chapter office at Kaloor, Kochi on July 7.

The inauguration ceremony will be held at Taj Gateway, Ernakulam by chief minister Oommen Chandy. Professor K V Thomas, union minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution will be the special guest.

Dr Anup K Pujari, director general of foreign trade, New Delhi will be the guest of honour at the ceremony. The opening of FIEO office is part of the strategy of FIEO to focus on Kerala for increasing exports and to achieve the ambitious national export target of US$ 500 million by 2015.

FIEO is also planning to focus on promotion of agro and processed foods, spices, marine, engineering, chemicals, computer software, healthcare services and tourism from Kerala by providing specialized services to the industries in these categories.

Exports from Kerala during the year 2011-12 was around 11.5% billion US$ with a share of below 4% of the national kitty, and FIEO is aiming for a strategy to increase this share to 6% by the year 2015.

Source : articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com