At the 2024 edition of Erbil Build Expo, the international fair dedicated to the building, construction and integrated engineering services sector held in Erbil, Iraq, from 21st to 24th May 2024, UNIDO ITPO Italy organized and supported the on-site participation of a delegation of 8 Italian companies operating in the field.

Also thanks to its own ad hoc stand at the fair, UNIDO ITPO Italy allowed the Italian companies to take part in more than 130 B2B/B2G meetings, also promoting the activities in Iraq implemented by the Office and financed by the Italian government. On the occasion of the official opening of the fair, the stand was visited by Kamal Muslim - Minister of Trade and Industry (MoTI), Sasan Awni - Minister of Municipality, Mohammed Shukri - Head of Board of Investment KRG, to whom were introduced the Italian companies and the Office's activities in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq at the presence of the Italian Consul in Erbil Michele Camerota.

During the four days of the event, the stand received numerous visits from participants and exhibitors at the fair, offering the opportunity to present some Italian excellences of the ITPO Italy network interested in the Iraqi market and ready to collaborate on an equal basis with local companies.

On the first day, ITPO Italy also organized a networking dinner which was attended by the exhibiting Italian companies, many authorities and institutional decision makers from Iraqi Kurdistan, the Italian Consul in Erbil, the President of the Iraqi Federation of Industries Adel Alshnawa, the presidents of the country's main chambers of industry, some selected entrepreneurs from the Italian community in Erbil, the representatives of the ICE - Italian Trade Agency office in Amman, and many companies from the Enterprise Development Center network supported by UNIDO.

On the sidelines of participation in the fair, UNIDO ITPO Italy visited the EDC Erbil facility, organizing with its support a series of visits to some of the most important real estate projects underway in Erbil, including Mass Hills, Erbil Hills, Tulip Flowers and The Boulevard.