Russia: Dvorkovich, Italy is a strategic country for Moscow

Rome - "The Russian Federation seeks to attract not only major companies but also small Italian enterprises, especially in the digital field and in the agro-industry": this is the message launched by the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Arkady Dvorkovich, who took part in Russia's "Country presentation" at the Palazzo della Farnesina in Rome. During a press point with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Angelino Alfano, Dvorkovich stated "Italy is a strategic and privileged country for Moscow."

At the meeting, the representatives of the Russian Federation illustrated various investment opportunities to Italian entrepreneurs.The Italian Undersecretary of Economic Development, Ivan Scalfarotto, highlighted "the importance of dialogue with the Russian Federation, even in difficult times" and underlined the historic cultural and economic bond between Italy and Russia, which, in 2013, had a trade worth 31 billion euro. Minister Alfano also confirmed the strong economic relations with Moscow and the long-lasting friendship between the two countries. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled the many institutional meetings held between Italy and Russia in recent months, emphasizing the strong friendship and sound trade relations between the two countries, also thanks the new "Made with Italy" formula.

The topics of the Italy-Russia meeting: the business climate framework and investment opportunities in Russia, focusing on the import substitution program on priority investment projects in the Regions of the Russian Federation, investment opportunities in the Machinery sector (the main "Made in Italy" product sold in Russia), and the opportunity for investment in the Energy, Agro-industry and Food Processing sectors.The meeting was also attended by Giulio Gargiullo, Digital Marketing Manager for over 10 years specialized in the Italy-Russia business, who stressed the importance of the Web for "Made in Italy" products in the Russian Federation: " Nowadays, it is crucial to be present on the Web with the right tools, since it has brought entrepreneurs much closer, as well as bringing consumers closer to products and companies. The Russian Federation is notoriously a strategic partner for Italy. With the right localization and digital marketing activities, companies can sell and make a name for themselves in Russia. Yandex, Russia's largest search engine, is the gateway to the Russian Federation for Made in Italy products".