FACTS AND FIGURES

 

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 2008 (See Annexes)

 Promotional Activities

¨    33 Country presentations and seminars organized singly or jointly

¨    Organization and support to entrepreneurial delegations to participate in 18 business meetings in 6 countries.

¨     5 Delegates from developing countries hosted

¨     13 Study tours and/or promotional tours organized in Italy

¨     18 International trade and investment fora

¨     17 Developing countries involved

Capacity building

¨    33 Seminars organized singly or jointly

¨    29 Company visits

 Project completion

¨    About 450 Projects promoted 

¨    Geographical Distribution: Africa 56, Asia 7, Latin America 79, Mediterranean Arab Countries 310, Eastern Europe 6

¨    93 Projects under negotiation

¨    Geographical Distribution: Africa 10, Latin America 3, Mediterranean Arab Countries 78, Eastern Europe 2

¨    17 Projects concluded

¨    Geographical Distribution: Mediterranean/Arab Countries 16, Latin America 1

¨    Total investment committed: about US $6,8* million

¨    Number of new jobs created: about 271

¨    3 Projects under implementation

¨    Geographical Distribution: Mediterranean Arab Countries 3

¨    19 Projects operational

¨    Geographical Distribution: Arab Mediterranean Countries 18, Eastern Europe 1

¨    Total Investment: US$ 15,146 million

*  the sum does not include amounts of investments related to ad-hoc joint-ventures created to participate in national public tenders in developing countries