Italian Trade Commissioner Aniello Musella who said that the office for Turkey, better known locally as ''Italian Trade Commission'' maintained his words as follows: “The Italian Trade Agency, with a network of 71 offices all over the world, is a government organization with the main pourpose to foster trade relations and investment between Italy and foreign countries. The Office in Istanbul as been established in mid 70s and since then has worked out many trade promotional event to enhance the presence of Italian companies in Turkey. ITA in Istanbul is involved in many different activities as trade shows, incoming trade mission in Italy, seminars and workshop in many sectors from fashion to furniture and machinery and food and wine. This year ITA will also organize the official participation at Antalya Expo 2016. Through our professionals in house we manage on a daily business contacts with Turkish and Italian companies in order to improve bilateral trade relations and investment.” Musella said “Inward investment activities are a major objective for ITA. At this end, since October 2015, we have in house Desk with the main focus on attraction of Turkish investment in Italy.” Turkish Business People Follows İtalian Trade Shows Italian Trade Commissioner Aniello Musella who highlights that the trade shows in Italy are particularly appreciated by Turkish business people also “ITA organizes on yearly bases many trade delegations to Italy at the major trade events both in consumer and machinery sectors, among them: Pitti Uomo, Salone del Mobile Milano, Cibus, Vinitaly.” Musella who give information on FILO by saying that FILO is the important trade show for textile and yarn professionals and manufacturers, he sustained his words as follows: “FILO is a very peculiar trade event held twice a year with a focus on high end segment of Italian yarns and fiber production addressed to manufacturers of apparell, furinishing and technical fabrics. FILO is now at its 45th with over 30 percent of exhibitors from Asia and Europe. I think that this is an event not to be missed by Turkish apparels and furnishing manufacturers that want know about the best fashion trends and novelties.” “Fashion, Furniture, Food and Machineries are the Following Sectors” Trade Commissioner Musella highlights that “Major opportunities for Turkish investors in Italy are in the following sectors: fashion, furniture, food and machineries.” Finally, Musella said that “In the last ten years Italian textile companies are more and more open to joint cooperation and investments with foreign countries.Turkey represents an important market considering the big local textile industry. ITA has planned an important trade delegation to FILO to be held in Milan on the 2nd and 3th of March. We have planned a conference in Istanbul next September to present to press and business people in textile industry the new trends and the 46th edition of FILO to be held on the 28th and 29th of Semtember 2016.”
