The employment equity representation at the end of June 2006 was 56 per cent black and 46 per cent female in total. At management level the figures were 43 per cent black and 36 per cent female, respectively.
Given the importance of these rapidly growing economies, it is no surprise that that their share in the foreign trade of the EU countries has also grown. Last year, China accounted for 8.4% of all exports for the EU as a whole, while Russia’s share was 6.4%.