Collaboration agreement between SACE (CDP Group) and the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce for Italian companies in Saudi Arabia

SACE, a CDP group company, has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Chamber of Commerce of Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia.

The agreement is intended to actively strengthen economic-commercial relations between Italy and Saudi Arabia and to help identify new cross-border opportunities for companies of the two countries. Through this agreement, Italian companies, active or interested in operating in the country, and potential Saudi customers will have a point of encounter at the Chamber of Commerce and a team of specialists available for meetings and assistance in loco.

“This initiative lays the foundations for a partnership that will enable us to generate new opportunities in a market of primary interest for Italian exporters" declared Michal Ron, Managing Director International Business of SACE. “With € 1 billion of exposure, Saudi Arabia ranks third in our portfolio of initiatives in the Middle East, and we are working on € 1.7 billion of new projects in a number of industries ranging from oil & gas to petrochemicals, from infrastructure to the medical sector and capital machinery".

The signing comes a few days after the inauguration of the SACE office in Dubai and is part of a roadshow that has involved SACE in several workshops in Abu Dhabi and Jeddah