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Dissemination of information on emerging markets
ITPO Italy provides
companies and institutions with up-to-date information
on general legal matters about FDI, economic conditions,
investment financing, and opportunities for industrial
cooperation in some selected developing and Eastern
European countries. Screened and selected projects are
promoted and brought to the attention of Italian
entrepreneurs in order to identify possible business
partners.
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Search for partners
For an industrial investment project to be successful,
in many cases, involvement of a local partner is
essential.
ITPO Italy, both directly
and through its “operational antennae” across several
countries, assists entrepreneurs in the identification
of suitable partners for the development of investment
projects.
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Organisation of entrepreneurial meetings
ITPO Italy organises
business meetings among entrepreneurs throughout Italy
and developing countries, mainly during or alongside
specialized sectoral exhibitions at which delegations of
entrepreneurs have been invited.
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Preliminary evaluations of investment projects
ITPO Italy is able to
assist Italian and developing country entrepreneurs
interested in formalising business relations by
carrying-out preliminary evaluations to asses the
financial feasibility of project ideas.
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Assistance in negotiations including the preparation of
business plans
ITPO Italy provides
assistance to Italian companies in their relations with
potential counterparts in other countries during all
phases of negotiations. These services include the
organisation of company visits, the definition of the
technical and economic parameters of the project, the
drafting of the agreement, the identification of
financial resources available for the implementation of
the project, and assistance in the preparation of
business plans, so as to facilitate access to available
credit lines and alternative financial sources.
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Assistance to Italian and foreign companies applying for
financing under Law 49/87 Articles 6 and 7.
ITPO Italy provides
assistance to Italian and foreign companies from
countries where credit lines were opened under art. 6 of
Law 49/87 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to
support the acquisition of state-of-the-art industrial
machinery and equipment and services of (mainly) Italian
origin in favour of local companies.
ITPO Italy
can also advise on the use of art. 7 by potential
Italian beneficiaries, essentially Italian firms
participating in joint-ventures in the target countries.
This line of work is substantially reduced in
recent years due to the redirecting of the main part of
this work to Italian Embassies abroad, and the reduced
appeal of these instruments to potential users.
ITPO Italy, however, maintains some
capacity to inform/assist any enterprises wishing to
know about these lines of credit. |
