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| Italy to support Nasiriyah business center |
| 2006-01-22 |
| Italian and Iraqi officials will on Sunday inaugurate a new business centre in the southern Iraqi city of Nasirya where Italy's military contingent in Iraq is currently deployed. The Bab Tahir International District includes an "industrial hotel' which aims to provide a venue where Italian and Iraqi business people can display their products and discuss investment and trade opportunities. Sunday's inauguration will be held under the auspices of the Italian Foreign Ministry which has organised the visit by a delegation of industrialists from Italy to coincide with the centre's opening. The event will also mark the signing of a memorandum of understanding by officials of two Italian state companies - Marco Castellett, CEO of SUDGEST, and Giancarlo Lanna, president of SIMEST (a company which provides support to Italian private companies which invest abroad) - which will manage the business district. Sudgest which is already active in several local development projects in the Iraqi province of Dhi Qar, will also be responsible for training activities at the centre. SUDGEST will also finalise an accord with the University of Dhi Qar for the construction and traing centre funded by the foreign ministry in Rome. The centre will provide vocational training for Iraqis to improve their employment prospects, and will be situated near the university. The centre will be fully computerised and equipped with a satellite link to Italy for distance learning. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 This looks like a good idea. Italy's enlightened self-interest is here helpful to us and to Iraq. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-22 20:57 |