Rome, 6 March 2018 - UNIDO ITPO Italy participated to the Iran Road Show on financial instruments and regulations for foreign investors in Iran, organized by the Italy-Iran Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Among other relevant stakeholders operating in the financial sector, this event was attended by the Deputy Director for Foreign Investments of the Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran (OIETAI).

The opening of the country presentation was characterized by the remarks of Mr. Pier Luigi D’Agata, Secretary General of the Italy-Iran Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Mr. Abbas Naderi, First Secretary of the Iranian Embassy in Rome. Both illustrated recent data and statistics on the commercial trade between Italy and Iran, stressing on the strong relation existing between the two countries and the great opportunity represented by the Iranian market, especially after the economic sanctions were removed, on January 2016.

Finally the financial aspects regarding trade and business have been presented by  representatives from the legal firm and important institutions. They emphasized the current applicable methods of financing for Italian companies and underlined the continuous progress made since January 2016.

The participation of UNIDO ITPO Italy is part of the project "Support to Iran’s SMEs through investment promotion and technology transfer in energy and environment", implemented in collaboration with the Italian Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea (IMELS).

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