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350 Ecuadorian export companies and 125 international buyers will participate

This year Ecuador resumes the in-person modality of theMacro business roundtable, whose tenth edition will be held from June 29 to 30, at the Hilton Colón hotel in Guayaquil, after in 2021, due to restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual edition was held with a specific calendar for each sector.

The event was made official this Wednesday byLorena Konanz, Vice Minister of Exports of the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries.

The official highlighted that it is planned to carry out approximately 1,050 business appointments in person, with the participation of 350 Ecuadorian export companies, 125 international buyers from the markets of Asia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and America.

Among the purchasing countries will beCanada, United States, Guatemala, Panama, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Turkey, China, Korea South, Japan, Dubai, India, Switzerland, Indonesia, Hungary and Belgium.

The buyers who will visit the country were previously endorsed by the network of ProEcuador commercial offices, with the purpose of promoting the diversification of products, destinations and actors, by generating contacts in international markets.

The national companies that will be present during this trade event are linked to the automotive, coffee and processed sectors, services and tourism, fishing, leather and footwear, crafts, textiles and clothing, straw hats, processed foods, agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, care personal and household, flowers, metalworking, non-traditional fruits, plastics, forestry and processed products.