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BIA will help break records in foreign buyer
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CNR İMOB receives great interest especially from abroad.
This year, foreign buyers are expected to increase by 20
percent thanks to the Global Market Intelligence System
(BIA Business Intelligence Agency) implemented with
the support of CNR International Business Development
Department and a total investment of US$ 11 million. This
year, CNR IMOB aims to host more than 190 thousand visitors,
70 thousand of them foreign, and sıgnificantly increase
the trade volume during the exhibition with the procurement
committee program carried out in targeted markets in
more than 40 countries.
US$1 Billion exports expected
Furniture trade fairs have continuously been organized for
the past 15 years to support the export and business volume
of the furniture industry. IMOB 2019 will be a major
contributor to the achievement of this goal by the Turkish
furniture industry aspiring to become one of the world’s
top five furniture exporters. Participants are expected to exceed
US$ 1 billion in exports during the exhibition.
CNR İMOB will host one of the most comprehensive procurement
committee organization within the context of
International Competitiveness Development İncentive (UR-
GE) supported by the Ministry of Trade hand in hand with the
hosted buyer program organized by CNR Holding. Exhibitors
will conduct bilateral business meetings with delegations
from all over the world within the scope of “Procurement
Committees B2B Match Making Program”.
The exhibition housing the finest designs of the Turkish furniture
industry will welcome more than 150,000 visitors,
including chain store representatives, wholesalers, distributors,
importers, exporters, architects, interior designers,
decorators, industrial designers, and furniture store managers.