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History
Established back in 1926, the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade,
better known outside Italy as the “Italian Trade Commission”
or “Délégation Commerciale d’Italie”,
has two offices in Canada. With a wealth of information on foreign trade,
this public organization has its Head Office in Rome, 16 branches in Italy
and 104 offices in 80 countries around the world. In 2002, over 19,000
Italian companies and 15,000 foreign firms have participated in one or
another of its activities.
The Italian Trade Commission’s mission is to favour commercial exchanges
between Italy and the rest of the world, stimulate industrial and technological
collaboration, and facilitate partnerships to support the internationalization
of the Italian economy and promote “Made in Italy” products
in foreign markets. The Commission also offers
information and assistance to Italian businesses, through its network
of foreign offices.
Services to Firms
The Italian Institue for Foreign Trade (I.C.E.)
Promotes, facilitates and develops trade between Italy and the rest of
the world, encouraging the internationalization of Italian firms and their
establishment in foreign markets.
The Italian Institute for Foreign Trade, therefore, provides services
to firms allowing them to :
• Gain information on foreign markets
• Obtain assistance and operative support
• Promote their presence abroad
• Employ staff that is trained in the export sector
Market analysis
• Country presentations
• Personalized market researches
• Information on contracts and request for goods
• Product surveys
• Various information (customs, tax, financial and currency
regulations)
Assistance and operative support
• Research and selection of counterparts
• Confidential information reliability and solvency of potential
partners
• Organization of bilateral meetings
• Carrying out of procedures (including contractual procedures)
• required by local regulations
• Settlement of disputes
• Research of local human resources
Company promotion
• Preparation of communication plans
• Company presentations
• Product presentations
• Organization of symposiums and press conferences
Training
• Training of secondary-school diploma and university
degree holders, in cooperation with universities and business schools
• Training of foreign traders
• Specific company training, also in association with the local
government and other institutions
Promotion of the “Made in Italy”
• Scouting of new and more complex markets
• Consolidation and acquisition of additional market shares
in more advanced areas
• Organization of “special events” for the reinforcement
of the “Made in Italy” image
• Participation in European Union programmes and International
Organizations projects
• Offering foreign companies the services required to strengthen
their relations with the Italian market
• Cooperation agreements with the regional government
• Initiatives in cooperation with the Ministry of Production
Activities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Agricultural
Policies, the Chambers of Commerce, Trade Associations and with other
public and private organizations both national and international
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