ICE - Agency for the promotion abroad and internationalization of Italian companies, in collaboration with the Office of the Executive Director for Italy at the World Bank, organized the Seminar yesterday in Rome “World Bank Group: opportunities for Italian companies”. The event, of a technical-operational nature, has set itself the objective of presenting the activities of the World Bank Group, favoring the participation of Italian companies in the financed activities and providing an opportunity for in-depth study and meeting with its representatives. In particular, individual meetings with Group representatives have been scheduled for companies involved in participating in a call for tenders from the World Bank and/or having a project to submit to the IFC for possible financing. The companies also had the opportunity to meet representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for insights of specific interest regarding the activities of the Ministry.
The sectors most represented by the 140 participating companies are those of consultancy, construction, energy, ICT and R&Das well as numerous associations. The large number and multiplicity of sectors demonstrates the interest of Italian companies in embarking on a path of internationalisation, through participation in the business opportunities existing in international institutions.
Among the countries awarded World Bank tenders in fiscal year 2012 for supply of goods, civil works and consultancy services, Italy achieved a percentage of 3,9%, up on the previous year, placing itself in eighth place immediately after Russia. In the same period, the total value of contracts that our country was awarded was 502,4 million dollars, most of which represented by civil works and supply of goods. In particular, the markets and related projects most affected were Egypt (Giza North Power Project) and Belarus (Road Upgrade).
