In the last sixteen months, i.e. from the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic to today, Sace has mobilized resources for 54 billion euro. This was revealed by the same company that promotes the development of the country system during the Shareholders' Meeting, which approved the 2020 financial statements and approved the allocation of the profit for the year, equal to 79,7 million euros, entirely to equity net of Sace which thus rises to 4,8 billion euros.
Going into details, in 2020, Sace mobilized resources for 46 billion euros, to which further ones were added in the first four months of 2021 8,4 billion euros. The company led by Pierfrancesco Latini in 2021 also increased the number of companies served, reaching the quota since the beginning of the year 10 thousand companies (+85% compared to the same period of 2020), of which 94% belonging to the SME and Mid-Cap segment.
In the first four months of this year, the traditional business relating to support for exports and internationalization reached 5,7 billion euro, the Garante Italia operation - the emergency tool to support corporate liquidity - is worth 2,3. 300 billion, and the Green Guarantees – an operation that has just been launched for the country's ecological transition – exceed 250 million euros (in addition to around XNUMX million of operations already approved).
“These numbers confirm the validity of our business model in support of enterprises – he declared Pierfrancesco Latini, CEO of Sace. Alongside our traditional operations – which boast one of the most complete and innovative ranges of products in support of exports and internationalization – we have added support to the domestic economy, both in a short-term perspective, to deal with the emergency pandemic, which is strategic in supporting the investments of Italian companies, and our transversal commitment in the implementation of the Italian Green New Deal, guaranteeing projects that contribute to Italy's ecological transition".
Moving forward with the data, last year, a total of 17.000 requests were received and managed on the Sace digital portal for approximately 9.500 customers served. "Sace Education has confirmed itself as a fundamental tool during the lockdown period in order not to interrupt communication with the business world and provide updates on Sace's offer" underlines the company in a note, announcing that last year the project achieved more than 55.000 users with over 200 hours of training, around 80 webinars held and 8 training projects. In 2021, the paths on export and internationalization have also been joined by accompanying programs towards green, digital and infrastructural strategies and certified academic training in collaboration with universities and training institutions.
