Excellent exporting

IN good news for the region, Andalucia has confirmed its exports continue to set record figures, but are slowing down.

In January, products were sold to other countries for €3,206 million, 6.2 per cent more than the previous year.

These figures are thanks, above all, to the strength of the food sector (which accounts for 36.7 per cent of foreign turnover and is growing by 4.9 per cent) and the growth in sales of energy products (+40.8 per cent) and chemicals (+29.7 per cent).

However, the community is far from the double-digit growth of previous months (ex-

VERA I nternational Photo Club will be holding an Exhibition in the Hotel Puntazo, Mojacar Playa on Saturday March 25 at midday.

The exhibition will feature Rod Westwood and Emilio Aramburur Escolano amongst others.

Vera Photo Club is a club for everyone who is interested in photography.

Their meetings are usually held on the first Sunday of the month from 10.00am until 1.00pm in Turre.

The photography club’s first meeting is a presentation of members’ photos relating to the monthly challenge. A member or guest is invited to critique the photos in a friendly and constructive manner to encourage and educate.

The mid-month meeting is cept for November, when there was a decline).

Andalucia stands at the beginning of the year as the fourth exporting community after Catalonia, Madrid and Valencia, with 10.4 per cent of the total, lower than the 11.6 per cent with which it ended 2022 and 11 per cent average for the whole year.

Foreign sales, moreover, are growing considerably less than Spanish sales, since at national level the increase is 16.2 per cent. This is due, among other things, to the fact that in Spain, food sales grew considerably more (+15.9 per cent, up to €30,921 million).

Photo fun

Lawrence Of Arabia

SIXTY-ONE years ago on March 21, the filming of the super production ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ began in the province of Almeria, whose activity continued for more than three months until its conclusion on July 7.

to view presentations on a wide variety of topics from fellow photographers and guests.

If you have any questions about the club or the photos, or if you would like to join, either email veraphotoclub @gmail.com or call (+34) 634 343 653.

Carboneras became the Jordanian city of Aqaba. At the mouth of the Alías river, next to the Algarrobico beach, a replica of this early 20th-century town was built, made up of some 300 houses.

In the cast were the celluloid stars, Omar Shariff, Peter O’Toole, Anthony Quinn and Alec Guinnes among others.