The Crimean authorities have told about the possible loss of 35% of the export market due punishment EU

Prohibition of the EU on imports of products from Crimea will negatively affect the economy of the Republic, since the share exported to EU countries objects on the part of industrial enterprises reaches more than 35%, said in the Ministry of industrial policy of Crimea.
" Producers have to look for fresh markets and it will take certain time, for this reason, industrial enterprises, related to the sphere of responsibility of the Ministry, will suffer from the ban on the import of Crimean subjects ", - transfers words of the Acting Minister of industrial policy of Crimea Andrew Skrynnik ITAR-TASS. According to the Ministry, in the 1st quarter of 2014 export from the Crimea to the EU fell by 20, 2% to the similar period in 2013. The share of supplies to the EU from the total volume of the Crimean exports was fifteen, 1%. According to the information of the Ministry of economic development and trade of the Crimea, in January-March 2014 total exports products to 57, 2 million dollars. The share of industrial plants in January-March fell 81, 2% (46, 5 million dollars), almost fifty percent of this falls on products of chemical industry. While the Ministry of economy of the Crimea hope to redirection of the Crimean items on the markets of Middle East, China, India, Turkey, Azerbaijan and other camp, " where products of the Crimean manufacturers is in demand."" One of the main donors of economy of the Crimea are such enterprises as " Crymod " Crimean Titan " is included in Group DF Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash, " Hemteks " (, Saki) and Perekop bromine company. In engineering the largest exporters of the Crimea - " Kerch switch plant " and " simferopolselmash", " stresses the Ministry of economy of the Republic. The share of vehicles accounted for 6% of total exports, for example, through the execution of contracts for shipbuilding plant " Zaliv ", which specializes in the manufacture and repair of ships created to service drilling platforms. Basic orders, the company had received from Norway. First foreign Minister of Lithuania Linas Linkevi?ius said that the Council of the European Union decided to impose a Ban on the import of items from the Crimea. Punishment start on June 25. Also before the European diplomat said that the EU wants to introduce a Ban on imports from the Crimea and Sevastopol within the framework of the policy on non-recognition of the annexation of Crimea to Russia. The corresponding decision was taken by the ambassadors of the countries - EU members. It was also noted that the European employees of the foreign Ministry have plans to allow to take from the Crimea only those goods and services that will receive certification from the leadership of Ukraine. Last week the Minister of agrarian policy of Crimea Nikolay Polushkin said that grain producers in the Crimea because of the punishment Also have problems with export of the products, at the moment they are working out fresh approaches to marketing. However, Advisor to the head of the Republic on economic issues Rustam Temirgaliev said that the Ban on imports from Crimea will not hit the Crimean Producers, as for wine producers and farmers, the main market is Russia, and products of the chemical plants are of high demand in China and India.


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