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Welsh goods and services have long been exported worldwide, helping Wales become a strong and successful trading nation. Between 2015 and 2019, the value of Welsh goods exports grew at a faster rate than the UK as a whole and, in 2019, reached £17\.8 billion.


However, the prolonged negotiations of the future relationship between the UK and EU has stifled businesses’ ability to fully plan and prepare.


Economy Minister Ken Skates has said this has placed incredible pressures on firms who are already dealing with the economic impacts of coronavirus (COVID\-19\).


To support firms through these challenging times, the Minister has today announced a new Export Action Plan which will put in place wide\-ranging support for Welsh exporters to recover and rebuild.


The plan will provide immediate assistance to business, and reinvent and adapt support to meet the needs of exporting businesses post\-coronavirus and the end of EU transition.


Economy Minister Ken Skates said:



> Wales has so much to offer to the world and over recent years we have seen a significant increase in the numbers of our fantastic goods and services being shipped across the globe.
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> This increase, which has seen exports in Wales rising faster than in the UK as a whole, has followed years of hard work by Welsh Government.
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> We have worked closely with Welsh companies to help them boost their exports and grow their international trade and it is work that has been strengthened by our Economic Action Plan and International Strategy. As a country we have seen and enjoyed the economic benefits of our collective success in this area.
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> However, it’s clear the coronavirus pandemic and the drawn out negotiations on the future relationship with the EU have taken their toll, with provisional statistics showing the value of Welsh goods exports for the 12 months up to the second quarter of 2020 is down 12\.5% on the previous year.
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> Today I am launching a new Export Action Plan, which I firmly believe is the most comprehensive and ambitious ever in Wales to support our exporting businesses to recover and rebuild. It has been developed with our partners and is specifically designed to ensure our exporting businesses are well positioned to face the challenges of today and tomorrow.


The Export Action Plan sets out Welsh Government’s focus on:


* Adapting existing programmes of export support so they align with new ways of working and the changing needs of business
* Providing advice and support to Welsh exporters to help them manage the end of the EU transition phase
* Reaching out to more businesses in Wales, particularly those businesses with a potential to export
* Building capacity and capability for exporting to ensure Welsh businesses have the right skills and confidence to be successful exporters
* Developing new export support interventions, including piloting a new Export Cluster initiative to facilitate strong networks of export support
* Delivering overseas activity in key markets and matching these opportunities for sectors where Wales has particular sectoral strengths


A new online Export Hub is also available for businesses. This is an important resource for Welsh firms and provides live information on a range of export issues. This will support both new and existing exporters to grow and address any challenges they face with the future trading environment.


In addition, a series of ‘virtual export market visits’ have been set up for the remainder of this financial year to ensure Welsh businesses can continue to meet with potential customers in target markets.







Translation:


 
Mae nwyddau a gwasanaethau o Gymru wedi eu hallforio yn fyd\-eang ers amser, gan helpu Cymru i ddod yn wlad fasnachu gref a llwyddiannus. Rhwng 2015 a 2019, tyfodd gwerth nwyddau o Gymru yn gyflymach na’r DU yn gyfan, ac yn 2019, cyrhaeddodd £17\.8 biliwn.


Fodd bynnag, mae’r trafodaethau parhaus ar ddyfodol y berthynas rhwng y DU a’r UE wedi llesteirio gallu busnesau i gynllunio a pharatoi yn llawn.


Dywedodd Ken Skates, Gweinidog yr Economi, bod hyn wedi gosod pwysau enfawr ar gwmnïau sydd eisoes yn delio gydag effeithiau economaidd y coronafeirws.


I gefnogi cwmnïau drwy’r cyfnod heriol hwn, mae’r Gweinidog wedi cyhoeddi Cynllun Gweithredu Allforio heddiw fydd yn cynnig cefnogaeth eang i allforwyr o Gymru i adfer ac ail\-adeiladu.


Bydd y cynllun yn cynnig cymorth ar unwaith i fusnesau, ac yn ail\-ddarganfod ac addasu cymorth i fodloni anghenion allforio busnesau wedi Covid a diwedd Cyfnod Pontio yr UE.


Meddai Ken Skates, Gweinidog yr Economi:



> Mae gan Gymru gymaint i’w gynnig i’r byd, a dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf rydym wedi gweld cynnydd sylweddol yn nifer y nwyddau a’r gwasanaethau gwych sy’n cael eu hanfon ledled y byd.
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> Mae’r cynnydd hwn, sydd wedi gweld allforion o Gymru yn cynyddu’n gynt na’r DU yn gyfan, wedi dilyn blynyddoedd o waith caled gan Lywodraeth Cymru.
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> Rydyn ni wedi gweithio’n agos â chwmnïau o Gymru i helpu iddynt hybu eu hallforion a datblygu eu masnach rhyngwladol, ac mae’n waith sydd wedi’i gryfhau gan ein Cynllun Gweithredu Economaidd a’n Strategaeth Ryngwladol. Fel gwlad, rydyn ni wedi gweld a mwynhau manteision economaidd ein llwyddiant ar y cyd yn y maes hwn.
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> Fodd bynnag, mae’n amlwg bod y pandemig a’r trafodaethau maith ar ddyfodol y berthynas â’r UE wedi cael effaith ar y sefyllfa, gydag ystadegau dros dro yn dangos bod gwerth allforio nwyddau o Gymru ar gyfer y 12 mis hyd at ail chwarter 2020 i lawr 12\.5% o gymharu â’r flwyddyn flaenorol.
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> Heddiw dwi’n lansio fy Nghynllun Gweithredu Allforio newydd, sydd yn fy marn i y cynllun mwyaf cynhwysfawr ac uchelgeisiol erioed yng Nghymru i helpu ein busnesau allforio i adfer ac ail\-adeiladu. Cafodd ei ddatblygu gyda’n partneriaid, ac mae wedi ei gynllunio’n benodol i sicrhau bod ein busnesau allforio mewn sefyllfa dda i wynebu heriau heddiw ac yfory.


Mae’r Cynllun Gweithredu Allforio yn amlinellu pwyslais Llywodraeth Cymru ar:


* Adddasu rhaglenni presennol o gymorth allforio fel eu bod yn cyd\-fynd â ffyrdd newydd o weithio ag anghenion newidiol busnesau
* Darparu cyngor a chefnogaeth i allforwyr o Gymru a helpu iddynt reoli diwedd y cyfnod pontio â’r UE
* Cyrraedd mwy o fusnesau yng Nghymru, yn enwedig y busnesau hynny sydd â’r gallu i allforio
* Creu capasiti a gallu ar gyfer allforio i sicrhau bod gan fusnesau o Gymru y sgiliau a’r hyder iawn i fod yn allforwyr llwyddiannus
* Datblygu ymyraethau cefnogi allforio newydd, gan gynnwys treialu menter Clwstwr Allforio newydd i hwyluso rhwydweithiau cryf o gymorth allforio
* Darparu gweithgarwch tramor mewn marchnadoedd allweddol a pharu y cyfleoedd hyn gyda sectorau ble y mae gan Gymru gryfderau arbennig o fewn sector


Mae Hwb Allforio newydd ar\-lein hefyd ar gael i fusnesau. Mae hwn yn adnodd pwysig i gwmnïau o Gymru ac yn cynnig gwybodaeth fyw ar ystod o faterion allforio. Bydd hyn yn cynnal allforwyr presennol a rhai newydd i ddatblygu a mynd i’r afael ag unrhyw heriau y maent yn eu hwynebu yn yr amgylchedd fasnachu yn y dyfodol.


Hefyd, cafodd cyfres o ‘ymweliadau rhithwir â marchnadoedd allforio’ eu trefnu ar gyfer gweddill y flwyddyn ariannol hon i sicrhau y gall busnesau o Gymru barhau i gyfarfod â chwsmeriaid posibl o fewn marchnadoedd targed.