ROME (ITALY) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The meeting reserved for the companies associated with Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo on the Mattei Plan took place at the Confindustria headquarters. The delegates of the associated companies were able to explore the opportunities that arise from the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Africa and present their investment projects in the Continent. The initiative was attended by Antonio Gozzi, special advisor for European Strategic Autonomy, the Mattei Plan and Competitiveness of Confindustria, Fabrizio Saggio, diplomatic advisor to the Prime Minister and coordinator of the Mission Structure of the Mattei Plan, Regina Corradini D’Arienzo, CEO of Simest, together with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. “The Association’s activities are fully part of the strategy of attention that the Government is dedicating to Africa”, underlined Massimo Dal Checco, president of Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo. “The Mattei Plan, in a long-term strategic vision, contributes to strengthening coordination between public and private actors operating on the Continent”, he added. “For Italian companies, institutional support, the support of the diplomatic network and financial instruments, such as those offered by Simest and Cdp and Sace are essential to operate in these markets. The presence today of the Mattei Plan Mission Structure is a sign of involvement of the private sector and attention to the contribution that excellent Italian companies can provide in the implementation of growth projects on the Continent and in the strengthening of stable and mutually beneficial industrial partnerships with African countries”, concluded Dal Chcecco. For Simest CEO Regina Corradini d’Arienzo, “Africa has assumed a central role for the competitiveness and growth of Italian companies. Among the many positive indicators recorded on the Continent, I recall the high percentage of young people, the abundant presence of strategic raw materials, the vast availability of arable land and the significant volumes of annual infrastructure investments. Through the Africa Measure, Simest – under the direction of the Farnesina – is committed, within the Mattei Plan, to supporting Italian companies in seizing the growth opportunities coming from the Continent. The Measure was developed following a constructive dialogue with trade associations and entrepreneurs, and allows us to support, among other things, not only Italian exporters to Africa, but also importers of strategic raw materials and above all those who do not yet operate in Africa. In fact, we intend to finance all those companies in the Italian supply chains, many of which are SMEs, that are not yet exporters, so that they can strengthen their competitiveness in international markets, and specifically in Africa, finding new outlets for the excellence of Made in Italy. Added to this is the possibility of also financing the training costs of young Africans to be employed on the continent or in production sites in Italy, thus contributing to the resolution of the chronic shortage of manpower in certain professions, a need that has been forcefully expressed to us by companies in many sectors”, he concluded.
(ITALPRESS).
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