{"id":136101,"date":"2025-05-07T18:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/\/2025\/05\/piano-lexport-comitato-agevolazioni-deliberato-finanziamenti-109-milioni-favore-228-imprese-luce-verde-costituzione-riserva-da-500-milioni\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T09:53:24","slug":"piano-lexport-comitato-agevolazioni-deliberato-finanziamenti-109-milioni-favore-228-imprese-luce-verde-costituzione-riserva-da-500-milioni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/comunicati\/2025\/05\/piano-lexport-comitato-agevolazioni-deliberato-finanziamenti-109-milioni-favore-228-imprese-luce-verde-costituzione-riserva-da-500-milioni\/","title":{"rendered":"Export Plan &#8211; The Facilitation Committee has approved funding of \u20ac 109 million in favour of 228 companies. Green light has been given for the establishment of a \u20ac 500 million reserve for a new soft finance measure dedicated to the Asia-Pacific region."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The Facilitation Committee, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today approved the creation of a \u20ac 500 million reserve within the 394\/81 Fund for a new soft finance line aimed at supporting investments by Italian companies with interests in the Asia-Pacific area. This new measure will become operational once the necessary implementation steps are completed. &#8220;Strengthening support for exports and the internationalisation of our companies is one of the Government\u2019s top priorities&#8221;, declared the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani. &#8220;The Asia-Pacific region is a key component of the Italian Export Action Plan, which aims to further boost trade relations with all countries in this strategic region, where we already export \u20ac 55.3 billion worth of goods&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In terms of financing businesses, the Committee approved 247 soft loans for internationalisation projects by SMEs, amounting to \u20ac 109 million in support of 228 companies. The first investment under the new \u201cLatin America\u201d Measure, introduced in early 2025, was approved to enhance the competitiveness of companies and supply chains. Equity loans were also approved to support the expansion of Italian companies in the United States and Morocco, with \u20ac 13 million in financing as part of broader investment operations totalling \u20ac 133 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The Committee also approved the introduction of a \u20ac 300 million ceiling to support export credits in Central and South America, complementing the \u20ac 200 million reserve for soft loans already envisaged under the \u201cLatin America\u201d Measure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The Facilitation Committee \u2014 which includes representatives from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, and the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces \u2014 is responsible for managing soft finance instruments for business internationalisation, administered by SIMEST S.p.A., using resources from the 394\/81 and 295\/73 Funds (soft loans, non-repayable grants, equity participation in SMEs with internationalisation projects, and credit support for export contracts).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Facilitation Committee, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today approved the creation of a \u20ac 500 million reserve within the 394\/81 Fund for a new soft finance line aimed at supporting investments by Italian companies with interests in the Asia-Pacific area. 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