International Activity
MTA carries out a great deal of activity to assist members' involved in international trade. This includes attendance at overseas events through to our dedicated Russia and China Offices.
In addition the MTA provides 'International Portals' which are an online country by country guide to trading in overseas markets. This fantastic online resource provides links to useful information on everything from currency, time zones and electricity to trade shows, chambers of commerce and flights. Click here to access the portals.
In addition the MTA currently produces a Market Intelligence Bulletin on a regular basis with UKTI. These provide a guide to international market intelligence for specific sectors including automotive and aerospace. Click on the documents tab in the menu to your left and search for Market Intelligence Newsletter for the latest editions.
The small red menu to the left of this text will give you access to the following:
1. News - information and news relating specifically to international trade.
2. Events - details of forthcoming international events, including details of those supported by the MTA
3. Documents - our library of documents relating to international trade, fully searchable by keywords.
4. Related pages - other pages on the MTA website which you may find useful.
5. Links - external links to other sites.
Support and resources relating to international trade.
Latest news
- Recovery steady in Manufacturing Technologies
- Release date : May 03, 2011Figures from MTA’s monthly survey of members for March indicate that business confidence has remained high over the first quarter of 2011. The results from the MTA’s new, more detailed, monthly survey also show that growth in UK sales has outweighed export sales; however a strong improvement in export business is expected in the second quarter of the year with respondents expecting overseas business to outperform domestic orders.
- More jobs in Manufacturing Technologies
- Release date : March 16, 2011The latest results from the MTA’s monthly survey of members show a positive swing in the number of manufacturing technology companies taking on new staff, with nearly a quarter of respondents reporting an increase in employment compared to last month. In addition, order intake grew by over 12%, taking the orders measure to the highest level since the survey began.
