Abu Dhabi – “Doing business with the United Arab Emirates” is the title and goal of the digital seminar for Italian SMEs organized by Intesa Sanpaolo in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the UAE Embassy in Rome. This event, initiated by the banking group, leverages the synergy between the two countries' diplomatic missions, with the participation of ambassadors Abdulla Ali AlSubousi and Lorenzo Fanara, as well as technical-economic officers from both diplomatic offices. The initiative is part of Intesa Sanpaolo’s project to support the export and investment efforts of Italian SMEs, particularly in sectors such as food and beverage, agritech, fashion, mechanics and electrical engineering, technology, furniture, and pharma-healthcare. A key component is Intesa Sanpaolo’s program “Your Future is Our Business,” recently launched and central to the development strategies of its client companies, which can rely on the availability of 120 billion euros until 2026 to support projects in priority areas, including, alongside Transition 5.0, energy, and digital progress, with a strong emphasis on loyalty and growth in foreign markets. Italy’s trade with the UAE in 2023 reached 8.8 billion euros, up 9.5% year-on-year. In the first half of 2024, trade amounted to 4.9 billion euros (+25.8% year-on-year). In the first part of this year, exports showed a positive increase of 21.8%. (9colonne)