Exporters confident but concerns remain

EXPORTERS remain confident about their prospects in 2012, but most also have major concerns about business conditions here.

The latest annual survey from the Irish Exporters’ Association (IEA) notes that, while 80% of export-orientated firms are confident of increasing business next year, most have serious misgivings over lack of Government support.

According to the latest survey — the second major Irish export sector study to be published this week — there are “high degrees of dissatisfaction” with Government agency grant application processes, while 87% of companies are still crying out for a Government-supported export credit insurance scheme.