Italy sees Ukrainian market stable
2012-10-09 12:01:26
Italy considers the Ukrainian market stable and attractive for the implementation of joint projects, Advisor to the Italian Foreign Ministry Vincenzo Ercole Saladzar Sarsfield said at a road show presentation for Ukraine's national projects in Rome, the Cabinet of Ministers press office reported.
"We are grateful to Ukrainian colleagues for choosing Rome for the final presentation in the European part of their world tour. The Ukrainian market is quite stable in terms of macroeconomic indicators, and today's road show will be a major push to increase trade between the countries," said the Italian Foreign Ministry adviser.
As the President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ukraine, Maurizio Carnevale, has pointed out, despite the global financial crisis, the private sector in Ukraine is developing dynamically. "This is the view of the Italian business," he added.
The presentation of the Ukrainian investment projects brought together representatives of more than 50 Italian companies and organizations, including the national energy company ENEL, the National Agency for Tourism of Italy, the finance company to support the Italian business abroad SIMEST, the association of Italian companies CCI.
According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, as of July 1, 2012, foreign direct investment to Ukraine from Italy reached USD 985 million. Since the beginning of the year it increased up to USD 11.3 million. Of the 27 EU countries Italy comes 8th with the investments into Ukrainian economy.
The road show by the State Agency for Investment and National Projects will be held in 15 of the largest financial centers in Europe, Asia, Middle East, North and South America. It began in Paris on 26 September this year.
As UKRINFORM reported, after the last year's global road show, the State Agency for Investment and National Projects received more than 150 proposals for partnership to implement national projects. In particular, the proposals came from such companies as Invenergy, Samsung, Enagas, River Basin Energy Inc. (power projects), Greentech Overseas Development Fund (construction of waste treatment plants), Velti PLC (communications), the Kuwaiti-based company National Cleaning Corporation (agribusiness), WJ Holding (agribusiness), China Gezghouba Group Company (construction of infrastructure projects).