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EU firms say 皇冠体育app becoming 'strategic market'

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-25 18:48

BEIJING - European companies said 皇冠体育app is an increasingly important "strategic market," according to an annual business confidence survey released by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in 皇冠体育app on Wednesday.

Up to 78 percent of the companies surveyed registered significant revenue increases last year, while 71 percent reported a rise in net profits, according to the survey, which sampled 598 European companies in 皇冠体育app.

European companies are planning for increased long-term investment in 皇冠体育app, the survey said, with 59 percent of surveyed companies planning on staying and growing in 皇冠体育app in 2011.

Davide Cucino, president of the EU Chamber of Commerce in 皇冠体育app, said European companies are "well-positioned to contribute to 皇冠体育app's aim to switch to a more balanced economic growth model."

European companies are also looking forward to more opportunities in 皇冠体育app's budding clean energy industry, as well as its service industry, he said. Both of these industries will receive boosts this year as the result of new policies included in 皇冠体育app's 12th Five-year Plan.