On 16th February 2022 UNIDO ITPO Italy met with the new Ambassador of Cuba in Italy, Her Excellency Mirta Granda Averhoff, to discuss new initiatives aimed at continuing the cooperation for development in order to connect foreign investment projects with territorial development in Cuba, and to support the upgrading of local start-ups within the country.

During the meeting, UNIDO ITPO Italy Head Ms. Diana Battaggia illustrated the results achieved by the project “Capacity Building on Investment for Cuban Government”, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, and presented the forthcoming activities within the framework of the project “Fostering international partnerships between companies and/or institutions operating in the energy and environment sectors” (FIPEE), funded by the Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition: among these, the WEIC Forum (Women Entrepreneurs in Cuba) that will be held in April 2022.