Foreign locations
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SIMEST has launched a plan to open operating hubs in countries offering considerable potential for Italian manufacturing, and an advisory service especially for SMEs, in cooperation with Italy’s leading institutions.
We’ll partner you in identifying the best opportunities for sustainable development abroad and will help you find your way among the instruments on offer for your international expansion .
The branches in Cairo, Belgrade, Ho Chi Minh City, Sao Paulo, and the flying desk in Rabat will soon be joined by new openings in equally promising areas.
ASIA HUB
The Far East is a considerable point of reference for Italian firms, and Vietnam in particular is one of the most promising areas. This is why SIMEST has opted to monitor Vietnam, opening a hub in the country, which is highly receptive to international trade, having signed important trade agreements, and being integrated in regional supply chains. Vietnam has ambitious plans for development and is the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia
BALKANS HUB
Geographic proximity and important trade opportunities for leading Italian manufacturing sectors.
The Belgrade hub is a response to the strategic importance of the Balkans markets, thanks to its geographic, cultural and economic proximity to Italy.
Trade between Italy and Serbia involves numerous sectors, including the automotive, textile, infrastructure and agrifood industries, as well as renewable energies.
The aim of having a local presence is to assist SMEs in identifying the best commercial and production partnerships, and facilitate their entry on a market which still offers considerable untapped potential.
Find out more about the activities and aims of SIMEST’s Belgrade hub click here
AFRICA HUB
Africa is a priority of Italian foreign policy, which is why SIMEST is actively engaged, within the Mattei Plan through the Africa Measure, in strengthening the relationship between Italy and the Continent, aiming at a dual objective: to encourage the development of investments and new partnerships for Italian companies, ensuring the resilience of supply chains and supporting, for African countries, the attraction of investments with a focus on innovation and training for sustainable and lasting growth.
Discover the Africa Measure dedicated to companies and supply chains with interests in the area.
LATIN AMERICA HUB
Through this office, SIMEST provides concrete support for the entry and consolidation of Italian companies in a market with great potential, both in the traditional Made in Italy sectors and in the more innovative ones. Latin America is in fact an area of primary importance for the international growth of Italian companies in view of the ever-growing economic relations.
Discover the Latin America Measure for companies and supply chains with interests in the area:
