Export of Chinese modern cigarettes to Middle East to increase compared to 2008..

September 8, 2009 - Zhejiang Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corporation in east China's Zhejiang Province has registered sharp growth in the export of Modern brand cigarettes in markets in the Middle East region, with the export volume to the region in 2009 expected to top 100,000 boxes (1 billion cigarettes), an anticipated increase of 88.68 percent over 2008.

Recently, an eight-member delegation from Al Wahdania company and Yinbei International company - two cooperation partners to Zhejiang Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corporation in Middle East markets - conducted a five-day visit to Zhejiang Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corporation for talks on cooperation in business development in markets in the Middle East region.

During the talks, the two sides discussed measures adoptable in dealing with the sharp growth in the export of Modern brand cigarettes to the Middle East region, and agreed on the adoption of relatively complete countermeasures.

The Middle East region is the largest cigarette export market for Modern brand cigarettes of Zhejiang Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corporation. It is expected that the sales of Modern brand cigarettes will continue to grow in Middle East markets.

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Reference: Provincial Company Registers Sharp Growth in Cigarette Export, TobaccoChina Online, 9/7/2009.