An Italy-Serbia memorandum of
understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation to promote the
internationalization of businesses from Italy and Serbia was
signed today in Pordenone between the Pordenone-Udine Chamber of
Commerce and the CCI of Vojvodina, an autonomous region located
in northern Serbia.
"Both parties are willing to agree on exchanging economic
information on their respective territories and on trade and
business opportunities," explained Pordenone-Udine Chamber of
Commerce vice-president Michelangelo Agrusti. "Participation in
events and business missions to encourage meetings between
companies from the respective regions and possible forms of
business support in accessing foreign markets.
"I am convinced that any agreement of a commercial nature,
which then also triggers human relations with both Serbia and
Vojvodina in particular, becomes an element that brings the EU
accession process closer," Agrusti remarked.
CCI President Bosco Vucurevic explained that "in the last 20
years Italian investments in our region have exceeded one
billion euros, and some 90 Italian companies established in
Serbia have found themselves at 'home' especially in Vojvodina:
I am referring in particular to credit companies, the insurance
market, textiles and automotive."
"Right now," he further said, "Italy, in terms of exports, is
in third place in Serbia and second in Vojvodina. We hope that,
through this agreement, it will become, at least in our region,
the first; of course, the competition from German companies is
very aggressive since over the years they have become
particularly rooted in our productive areas. But I am confident
in the achievement of better results as early as this year."
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