UAE and Italy A historical friendship and a mutual desire to develop and protect common interests

H.E. Manlio Di Stefano

Undersecretary - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy

The United Arab Emirates and Italy have established an excellent partnership in bilateral trade and investments over the years.

With a FDI stock of 260 million Euro in 2019, the Emirates are the first investors in Italy amongst the Gulf Countries. Therefore we consider the Emirati investments of great importance for our economy.

But we want to boost our economic cooperation even further, especially in the fields of innovation and technology.

With this purpose, a Desk of the Italian Trade Agency dedicated to the Attraction of Foreign Investments is active in Dubai.

The Dubai Expo this year will represent a very important occasion for promotion and networking, and we expect it to turn into another chance for boosting the bilateral trade and investment relations.