The four-day trade and investment mission to Singapore and Malaysia secured contracts worth €25 million and significant new business partnerships across the financial services, ICT and education sectors. These announcements underline the growing opportunities for Irish companies in the developing ASEAN region (Association of South East Asian nations).
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore TD and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD recently launched the year-long programme of ministerial-led events targeting trade and investment for Ireland in 2014.