OREANDA-NEWS. November 16, 2009. JSC Belagroprombank hosted the Belarusian-Italian Economic Forum at the Head Office (3 Zhukov Ave.). The event was arranged by the initiative of the Italian Embassy in the Republic of Belarus within the Days of Italian Economy in the Republic of Belarus. JSC Belagroprombank acted as the main organizer of the Economic Forum, reported the press-centre of Belagroprombank.

Last year Belagroprombank was an initiator and an active organizer of the Days of Belarusian Economy in the Italian Republic, which became the first large-scale event in the history of relations between the two countries.

The event is of significant importance for further bilateral economic cooperation as evidenced by the presence of influential participants at the Forum. The Economic Forum was attended by the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Italian Republic in the Republic of Belarus Giulio Prigioni, First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Belarus Amarin V.V., Chairman of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus Miasnikovich M.V., senior management of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, the Superior Economic Court of Republic of Belarus, the representatives of joint Belarusian-Italian enterprises, and a large delegation of domestic enterprises. 

The Italian side of the forum was represented by Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A., UBI Banca, London Forfeiting, the Italian National Export Credit Insurance SACE S.p.A., and the largest Italian enterprises.

The Forum’s primary objectives are to contribute to the discussion regarding the opportunities for cooperation with Italian banks and producers, to expand trade and economic cooperation, to implement joint investment projects, to arrange financing provided by Italian credit and financial institutions, as well as to strengthen Belagroprombank’s position as a leading Belarusian bank on the Italian financial market.

Belagroprombank and UBI Banca signed a Cooperation Agreement during the Economic Forum.