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Doing business in Eritrea

Italian economic operators interested in the Eritrean market can benefit from the following services offered by the Commercial Office established at the Italian Embassy in Asmara:

  • information to the public on the economic institutions present and on the legal system regulating economic businesses;
  • assistance to Italian operators in contacts with relevant local institutions;
  • search for local partners for Italian companies;
  • assistance in settling disputes out of court;
  • activities to oppose the application of discriminatory ‘administrative’ measures in the protection of the rights of Italian enterprises;
  • notification of tenders, privatisation projects and investment opportunities;
  • economic information;
  • issues related to property rights;
  • activities related to the recognition of compensation for assets lost during the Ethiopian military regime.

The Embassy’s Commercial Office operates in liaison with the relevant Office of ITA (Italian Trade Agency), the Agancy for the promotion abroad and internationalisation of Italian enterprises, based in Cairo, which can be contacetd at the following e-mail address: ilcairo@ice.it.

ITA-Agency is the body through which the Government promotes the consolidation and economic-commercial development of our enterprises in foreign markets. It also acts as the body responsible for promoting the attraction of foreign investments in Italy. With a dynamic, motivated and modern organisation and a widespread network of offices abroad, ITA – Agency provides information, assistance, advice, promotion and training to small and medium-sized Italian enterprises. Using the most modern tools of promotion and multi-channel communication, it acts to affirm the excellence of the Made in Italy in the world.

For more information, please visit www.ice.it.