The initiative stopped in Bari yesterday "Italy for businesses, with SMEs heading to foreign markets”, the road show in 20 stages which is crossing Italy and which for the first time sees all the subjects, public and private, of the Italian System acting together, engaged in a joint medium-term action throughout the territory. Planned by the Control Room for international Italy and sponsored by UniCredit, the road show is sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is promoted and supported by the Ministry of Economic Development. In addition to ICE, SACE and SIMEST, the initiative avails itself of the collaboration of Confindustria, Unioncamere, Rete Imprese Italia and Alleanze delle Cooperative Italiane, without forgetting Finest, Confagricoltura and other bodies that operate in support of the internationalization of companies.
In the last year SACE has been engaged in support for transactions and development plans of over 3.000 southern companies (of which 600 from Puglia), for a total commitment of approximately 240 million euros, up 2% compared to 2012. È present in Bari an Office dedicated to the companies of Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Molise and Sicily, supported by two SACE Points in Naples and Pescara hosted at the offices of the local Industrial Associations, with the aim of relaunch an indispensable dialogue with companies in the South and enhance their international growth potential, supporting them in risk management and access to credit. Among the leading sectors of the Apulian economy and of the South in general, in addition to agro-food, clothing, high technology and precision mechanics, which see numerous SMEs as protagonists, important areas of intervention must also be identified in infrastructure and renewable energy sectors, which involve larger companies in larger-scale projects.
