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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 .
In addition to Cairo, Belgium and Vietnam, new hubs will soon be opening in just as promising areas, such as Latin America.
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
Milentija Popovića 7b, 11070 Belgrado – Novi Beograd, Serbia
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
Egypt is the nerve centre to access the Middle East and North Africa, with over 100 million inhabitants and a constant economic and demographic growth.
Italy is one of Egypt’s most important trade partners, and so Cairo was selected as SIMEST’s hub in Africa, to offer advisory services to SMEs interested in launching or consolidating trade in Egypt and Africa